TO: | Honorable Aaron Pena, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB1267 by Pena (Relating to the compensation of counsel appointed to defend an indigent defendant in a criminal proceeding.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure relating to the compensation of counsel appointed to defend an indigent defendant in a criminal proceeding. The bill would allow an attorney to appeal a failure to act on the attorney’s request for payment 60 days after the request for payment has been submitted. To the extent the bill would amend procedures for compensation of indigent defense counsel, the fiscal implication to the State is not anticipated to be significant. The bill would take effect September 1, 2007.
Source Agencies: | 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council
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LBB Staff: | JOB, ES, ZS, TB, KJG
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