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HB 978 Enacted

INDIGENT DEFENSE: Changes the municipality threshold relative to the mandatory assessment and remittance of special costs to the district indigent defender fund

Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted
Jun 23, 2026 · House
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Jun 23, 2026 · House
Becomes Act No. 930 without the Governor's signature.
May 28, 2026 · House
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
May 27, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate.
May 27, 2026 · House
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
May 26, 2026 · House
Received from the Senate without amendments.
May 26, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
May 20, 2026 · Senate
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
May 19, 2026 · Senate
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
May 18, 2026 · Senate
Reported favorably.
May 4, 2026 · Senate
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Apr 29, 2026 · House
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 2. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Apr 27, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/29/2026.
Apr 27, 2026 · House
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
Apr 23, 2026 · House
Reported with amendments (12-0).
Mar 18, 2026 · House
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
Mar 17, 2026 · House
Read by title. Lies over under the rules.