Motion to Adopt
Yes
94
Absent
8
HB379 Alabama 2018 Session
Updated Apr 26, 2021
HB379 Alabama 2018 Session
House Bill
Expired
Current Status
Regular Session 2018
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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Chris England RepresentativeDemocrat - Session
- Regular Session 2018
- Title
- Indigent defense, juvenile court, guardian ad litems, maximum atty fee for services raised, Sec. 15-12-21 am'd.
- Description
Under existing law, the court may not waive the maximum fee that counsel may collect when appointed to represent an indigent client charged with a felony for any reason.
Also under existing law, there is a cap on the amount of fees that counsel may be awarded for services rendered for the appeal of a capital murder conviction.
Also under existing law, the court may not appoint counsel to file a petition for the commitment of an incapacitated person.
This bill would authorize the court to waive the maximum fee limit for appointed attorneys under certain circumstances and remove the cap for appeals of capital murder convictions. This bill would also allow the court to appoint an attorney to file a petition for the commitment of an incapacitated person should the need exist.
- Subjects
- Crimes and Offenses
Bill Actions
H
Judiciary first Amendment Offered
S
Finance and Taxation General Fund first Amendment Offered
S
Pending third reading on day 24 Favorable from Finance and Taxation General Fund with 1 amendment
S
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
H
Whorton (I) filed conflict of interest
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund
H
Engrossed
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 827
H
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 826
H
Jones Amendment Offered
H
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 825
H
Judiciary Amendment Offered
H
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 824
H
Judiciary first Substitute Offered
H
Third Reading Passed
H
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and 1 amendment
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
Bill Text
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Votes
Motion to Adopt
Yes
91
Abstained
2
Absent
9
Motion to Adopt
Yes
90
No
2
Abstained
1
Absent
9
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
Yes
89
No
2
Abstained
3
Absent
8
Documents
Bill Text (Engrossed)
HB379 Alabama 2018 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced)
HB379 Alabama 2018 Session - Introduced
Source: Alabama Legislature