HB852
Indigent defendant; abolition of fees, legal representation, jury trial costs, report.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 11, 2026
House: Read first time
Chief Patron:
Rae Cousins (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Abolition of fees; legal representation of indigent defendant; jury trial costs; report.
Eliminates the fees for the cost of court-appointed counsel or public defender representation for persons who are determined to be indigent. The bill also eliminates fees for persons who utilize a jury trial. The bill contains a reenactment clause for such elimination of fees.-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104806D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/29/2026 - House: Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
- 01/29/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/30/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/04/2026 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/05/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
- 02/06/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB852)
- 02/07/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/09/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N)
- 02/09/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/09/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/09/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/09/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107499D-H1
- 02/11/2026 - House: Read first time
