Published on Jan 21, 2019

Senate version of public defense funding bill will be heard

Contact: Sharon Swanson, Shannon McClelland

SB 5098, sponsored by Sen. John Braun (R-Centralia) is the companion to HB 1086, heard last week.

Both bills require the state to increase public defense services funding by ten percent every year, with full funding provided by 2029. For more details on this issue, please see our previous article.

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Dates to remember


SB 5098 will be heard by the Senate Law & Justice Committee on Thursday, January 24 at 10 am. AWC will be testifying in support of the bill.

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