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Committee adopts $1 million amendment boosting public defender budget and adding 11 positions
Summary
Senator Clark Tucker moved and the committee adopted an amendment adding $1,000,000 and 11 positions to the public defender—s budget; the committee suspended rules to consider the amendment and then reported Senate Bill 67 ready as amended.
Senator Clark Tucker asked the committee to suspend the rules and adopt an amendment to Senate Bill 67 that adds $1,000,000 to the public defender—s budget and creates 11 positions; the committee granted the suspension and approved the amendment.
Tucker told the committee the funding and position additions reflect an agreement among legislative leadership, the governor—s office, public defenders and prosecutors. "This is to add $1,000,000 to the public defender's budget, which is the agreement that we reached among legislative leadership, governor's office, public defenders, prosecutors, everyone," Tucker said. He moved adoption of the amendment; the motion carried by voice vote after members asked and received confirmation that the amendment includes 11 positions.
Following adoption of the amendment, Senate Bill 67 was reported ready for a due-pass as amended and then passed by voice vote. The transcript records the procedural votes but does not include a roll-call tally.
