2025 bills / S.B. 171
S.B. 171 Indigent Defense Amendments (2025)
- Introduced
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- House committee
- House vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
This bill creates a Youth Defense Fund to pay for lawyers for minors who are referred to juvenile court for an offense. It requires the Utah Indigent Defense Commission to set the rules for counties applying to take part in the fund, and gives the Office of Indigent Defense Services certain administrative duties for it.
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Official description
- creates the Youth Defense Fund to pay for indigent defense services for a minor referred to the juvenile court for an offense
- requires the Utah Indigent Defense Commission to establish the rules and procedures for an application by a county seeking to participate in the Youth Defense Fund
- requires certain administrative duties from the Office of Indigent Defense Services with regard to the Youth Defense Fund
- addresses county participation in the Youth Defense Fund
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Every vote
- 5 yes, 0 no, 4 absentSenate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee: vote to change the bill · Feb 5, 2025Who voted how
- 6 yes, 0 no, 3 absentSenate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 5, 2025Who voted how
- 25 yes, 0 no, 4 absentFirst of two Senate votes · Feb 11, 2025Who voted how
- 23 yes, 0 no, 6 absentFinal Senate vote · Feb 14, 2025Who voted how
- 3 yes, 6 no, 2 absentHouse Judiciary Committee: House vote, which failed · Feb 27, 2025Who voted how
- 6 yes, 3 no, 2 absentHouse Judiciary Committee: vote, which it did not pass · Feb 27, 2025Who voted how
- 8 yes, 1 no, 2 absentHouse Judiciary Committee: vote to change the bill · Mar 3, 2025Who voted how
- 9 yes, 0 no, 2 absentHouse Judiciary Committee: vote to approve it · Mar 3, 2025Who voted how
- 71 yes, 0 no, 4 absentFinal House vote · Mar 5, 2025Who voted how
- 27 yes, 0 no, 2 absentSenate vote to accept the other chamber's changes · Mar 5, 2025Who voted how
Hearings and debates
- Feb 5, 2025 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee▶ Watch
- Feb 27, 2025 House Judiciary Committee▶ Watch
- Mar 3, 2025 House Judiciary Committee▶ Watch
- May 3, 2025 Senate floor debate▶ Watch
- Nov 2, 2025 Senate floor debate▶ Watch
- 14/2/2025 Senate floor debate▶ Watch
- May 3, 2025 House floor debate▶ Watch