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Committee gives do-pass recommendation to public defender cleanup bill
Summary
House Bill 102 consolidates and clarifies post-2017 statutory language for the Office of Public Defender; proponents said there are no substantive changes to duties and urged passage. Senate Judiciary voted to concur by voice vote.
Representative Jade Soukdis introduced House Bill 102, which she described as a statutory clean-up that condenses multiple statutes governing the Office of State Public Defender into a clearer, single statutory framework. The sponsor and Brett Shandelson, director of the Office of State Public Defender, told the committee the bill makes organizational language more consistent and does not change the agency's substantive duties or obligations.
Committee members had no substantive questions and after brief discussion Senator Ricky moved that the committee concur in HB 102. The committee adopted the motion by voice vote (Senator Olson recorded as voting by proxy) and the clerk reported that House Bill 102 passed Senate Judiciary.
What’s next: HB 102 was passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by voice vote and will proceed to the floor for further action consistent with committee procedure.
