An act to amend 2013 PA 93, entitled “An act to create the Michigan indigent defense commission and to provide for its powers and duties; to provide indigent defendants in criminal cases with effective assistance of counsel; to provide standards for the appointment of legal counsel; to provide for and limit certain causes of action; and to provide for certain appropriations and grants,” by amending the title and sections 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, and 23 (MCL 780.983, 780.985, 780.987, 780.989, 780.991, 780.993, 780.995, 780.997, 780.1001, and 780.1003), section 3 as amended by 2019 PA 108, sections 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, and 17 as amended by 2018 PA 214, and section 7 as amended by 2018 PA 443, and by adding section 14.
The legislation amends the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission Act to improve legal defense services for indigent defendants by establishing minimum standards, expanding service scope, detailing funding and compliance procedures, and ensuring alignment with constitutional requirements.
Co-sponsored by Sens.
Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety
Reported without amendment
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported without amendment
Passed in the Senate 25 to 12 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
Discharged from committee
Substitute H-1 offered
by
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 95 to 13 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
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The motion prevailed by voice vote
Substitute H-1 concurred in 23 to 13 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
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The motion prevailed by voice vote
