Establishing a loan repayment program for public defense attorneys and prosecutors.
Last action: 2026-01-12 — By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
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Official Description
Establishing a loan repayment program for public defense attorneys and prosecutors.
Bill Details
- Bill Number
- SB 5027
- Current Status
- Introduced
- Sponsors
- Nikki Torres, Manka Dhingra, Perry Dozier, Noel Frame, Chris Gildon, Paul Harris, Robert Hasegawa, Jeff Holy, Curtis King, Deborah Krishnadasan, Marko Liias, T'wina Nobles, Marcus Riccelli, Rebecca Saldana, Jesse Salomon, Vandana Slatter, Yasmin Trudeau, Judith Warnick
- Introduced
- 2024-12-10
- Chamber
- Senate
- Current Committee
- Ways & Means
Bill History
- 2024-12-10 Prefiled for introduction.
- 2025-01-13 First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development.
- 2025-01-20 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 10:30 AM.
- 2025-01-30 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM.
- 2025-01-30 HEWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- 2025-01-30 And refer to Ways & Means.
- 2025-01-31 Referred to Ways & Means.
- 2025-02-24 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- 2026-01-12 By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
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