CS/CS/SB 762: Offices of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, Judiciary, Martin; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Rouson

Offices of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel; Requiring that an office of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel provide a certain written notice to the court under specified conditions; authorizing the court to appoint an office of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel in another region for certain cases in certain circumstances; requiring the court to consider judicial economy and geographic proximity when making certain appointments; requiring such appointed counsel to provide certain documentation to the Justice Administrative Commission for reimbursement, subject to legislative appropriation, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/26/2026 01:18 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 177 (er) by Criminal Justice Subcommittee Offices of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel Last Action: 3/9/2026 H Ordered enrolled	Similar

• Analyses (3)

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  • Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting)   2/27/2026
  • Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting)   2/27/2026
  • Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting)   3/3/2026

• Committee Votes (1)

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  Date	Version	Committee	Result
  3/2/2026 12:00 PM	S 762	Fiscal Policy	17 Yeas - 1 Nays

• Citations - Statute (2)

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  27.511	Offices of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel; legislative intent; qualifications; appointment; duties.	Page 1 (pdf)
  744.331	Procedures to determine incapacity.	Page 3 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  12/4/2025	S	• Filed
  12/16/2025	S	• Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
  1/5/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/12/26, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
  1/12/2026	S	• CS by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 1
  1/13/2026	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Introduced • CS by Judiciary read 1st time
  1/14/2026	S	• Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  2/20/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
  2/25/2026	S	• CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1
  2/26/2026	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Fiscal Policy • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
  3/2/2026	S	• Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 1
  3/3/2026	S	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  3/4/2026	S	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/26
  3/9/2026	S	• Read 2nd time • Substituted CS/CS/HB 177 • Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 177