Idaho 67th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2023) Status: Enacted

H 236 — STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER ACT – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to establish the State Public Defender Act.

Last action — Reported Signed by Governor on March 30, 2023 Session Law Chapter 220 Effective: 07/01/2023 SECTION 3, 16, 18-22, 32, 34, & 40; 07/01/2024 SECTION 1, 2, 4, 5-10, 12-15, 23-31, 33, & 35-39; 10/01/2024 SECTION 11; 07/01/2025 SECTION 17

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 28, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Brad Little (Republican) on April 06, 2023.

Prognosis

Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

Action History

  1. Reported Signed by Governor on March 30, 2023 Session Law Chapter 220 Effective: 07/01/2023 SECTION 3, 16, 18-22, 32, 34, & 40; 07/01/2024 SECTION 1, 2, 4, 5-10, 12-15, 23-31, 33, & 35-39; 10/01/2024 SECTION 11; 07/01/2025 SECTION 17

  2. Delivered to Governor at 9 a.m. on March 28, 2023

  3. Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

  4. Signed by President; returned to House

  5. Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

  6. Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

  7. Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling

  8. Read third time in full – PASSED - 29-6-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Nichols, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, ZuiderveldNAYS – Bjerke, Foreman, Hart, Lenney, Okuniewicz, ToewsAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - LakeyTitle apvd - to House

  9. Read second time; filed for Third Reading

  10. Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

  11. Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules

  12. Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

  13. Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 54-16-0AYES – Allgood, Andrus, Berch, Blanksma, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Garner, Green, Handy, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nash, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Raybould, Raymond, Roberts, Sauter, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Boyle, Chew, Crane(13), Ehardt, Gallagher, Gannon, Hawkins, Lambert, Mendive, Price, Redman, Rubel, Scott, WisniewskiAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsors - Weber & CannonTitle apvd - to Senate

  14. Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

  15. Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

  16. Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration

  17. Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

Sponsors

  • WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 104 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (104)

104 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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H 236 is sponsored by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
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