Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Ways and Means Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 474
Establishes the Criminal Defense Clinical Legal Education Program within the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: The Act creates a criminal defense legal clinic. The Act provides funding for the clinic. The Act declares an emergency. The Act becomes law on July 1, 2025. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.7). Establishes the Criminal Defense Clinical Legal Education Program within the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. Declares an emergency, effective on July 1, 2025.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 13 to June 27, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action8 actions on 7 days
In the SenateJan 13 to Jun 27 · stopped165 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days
JudiciaryJan 17 to Feb 2539 days
Ways and MeansFeb 25 to Jun 27 · stopped122 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Feb 25
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Jan 13 – Jun 27
- Jan 13Introduced
- Jan 17Sent to Judiciary
- Feb 4Heard in Judiciary
- Feb 20Heard in Judiciary
- Feb 25Judiciary recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 8 actions, as published
- Jan 13Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Jan 17Referred to Judiciary, then Ways and Means.Senate
- Feb 4Public Hearing held.Senate
- Feb 13Work Session cancelled.Senate
- Feb 20Work Session held.Senate
- Feb 25Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
- Feb 25Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.Senate
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.Senate