provide for indigent legal services by the Commission on Indigent Legal Services, and to provide an appropriation therefor.

Summary

The measure amends state statutes so that each county board and municipal governing body must arrange public defender offices, court‑appointed attorneys, or private contracts to represent people who cannot afford counsel. It also sets up payment rules, liens, and a statewide fund to reimburse localities for those services. The bill failed to pass and was tabled.

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