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Budget Amendments - HB30 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Callsen
HB 127: Counsel At First Appearance

Item 28 #17h

Item 28 #17h

First Year - FY2027 Second Year - FY2028
Judicial Department
Supreme Court FY2027 $300,000 FY2028 $300,000 GF

Language
Page 30, line 3, strike "$18,546,944" and insert "$18,846,944".
Page 30, line 3, strike "$18,546,944" and insert "$18,846,944".


Explanation

(This amendment provides $300,000 each year from the general fund to support costs associated with House Bill 127 which makes various changes to provisions regarding bail hearings, including (i) the appointment of counsel for the accused; (ii) the information provided to counsel for the accused; (iii) a requirement that counsel for the accused, when practicable, be provided with adequate time to confer with the accused prior to any bail hearing; and (iv) the compensation of counsel for the accused. The bill provides that, effective in due course, the chief judge in each circuit shall create a plan to be completed by November 1, 2026, that establishes the means by which the jurisdiction will meet such provisions. While the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court does anticipate this bill to have a cost, this is a placeholder amendment until the final fiscal impact is known. Similar versions of this legislation in prior sessions were anticipated to have general fund cost impacts.)