HB223
Public defender; local funding for positions.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Patrick Hope (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Public defender; local funding for positions.
Allows the governing body of any county or city to fund positions in the office of the public defender.-
Bill History
- 01/08/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102399D
- 01/08/2026 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/21/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB223)
- 01/22/2026 - House: Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
- 01/22/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/23/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/28/2026 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/02/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/03/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/11/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/11/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB223ER)
- 03/11/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB223)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/14/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
- 03/14/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
