SB 222 IN Became Law
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Summary
Limits how a legal services provider may use funds from the civil legal aid fund. Relocates a provision concerning fund distribution. Repeals the distribution formula of the civil legal aid fund statute. Requires the office of judicial administration to annually report certain information regarding the civil legal aid fund to the state budget committee.
Sponsors (3)
- Cyndi Carrasco Republican · author
- Aaron Freeman Republican · author
- Chris Jeter Republican · sponsor
2 coauthors / cosponsors
- Scott Alexander Republican · coauthor
- Alex Zimmerman Republican · cosponsor
Action history (21)
- Jan 8, 2025 Authored by Senator Carrasco · upper
- Jan 8, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary · upper
- Jan 16, 2025 Senator Freeman added as second author · upper
- Feb 6, 2025 Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations · upper
- Feb 6, 2025 Senator Alexander added as coauthor · upper
- Feb 13, 2025 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
- Feb 17, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
- Feb 18, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 149: yeas 48, nays 1 · upper
- Feb 18, 2025 House sponsor: Representative Jeter · upper
- Feb 19, 2025 Referred to the House · upper
- Mar 3, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary · lower
- Mar 10, 2025 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
- Mar 13, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
- Mar 13, 2025 Representative Zimmerman added as cosponsor · lower
- Mar 19, 2025 Signed by the Speaker · lower
- Mar 17, 2025 Returned to the Senate without amendments · lower
- Mar 17, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 272: yeas 94, nays 2 · lower
- Mar 18, 2025 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
- Mar 20, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- Mar 31, 2025 Public Law 8 · upper
- Mar 31, 2025 Signed by the Governor · executive
Subjects
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COUNCILS; Budget CommitteeCIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; GenerallyCOURTS; AttorneysCOURTS; JudgesCOURTS; Supreme CourtSTATE GOVERNMENT; State and Local Funding
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