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Committee Hears Brief Support for Cleanup Bill for Office of State Public Defender
Summary
House Bill 102 would reorganize and clarify statutory language for the Office of State Public Defender after a 2017 restructure. The bill's sponsor said it makes no substantive changes and the Office of State Public Defender staff supported a do-pass recommendation.
The Senate Judiciary Committee considered House Bill 102, a statutory cleanup measure concerning the Office of State Public Defender requested to clarify organizational language created after a 2017 restructuring.
Representative Jade Soukdis, sponsor, described HB 102 as a "simple bill" to tidy statutory language and improve clarity for the Office of State Public Defender. Brett Shandelson, director of the Office of State Public Defender, told the committee the measure makes no substantive changes to duties or obligations but condenses multiple statutes into a single, clearer text and urged a do-pass recommendation.
No opponents or informational witnesses appeared. Committee members asked no substantive questions during the hearing. The committee later moved and passed concurrence for HB 102 on a voice vote in committee business, and the committee selected a senator to carry the bill on the Senate floor.
