Bill May 17, 2026

INDIGENT DEFENSE: Provides relative to the funding of the office of the district public defender in the 19th Judicial District Court (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB59/

Mike Bayham State Representative Cosponsor Beth Billings State Representative Cosponsor Peter Egan State Representative Cosponsor Alonzo Knox State Representative Cosponsor Rodney Lyons State Representative Cosponsor Sylvia Taylor State Representative Cosponsor Joy Walters State Representative Cosponsor Mark Wright State Representative Cosponsor

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