CS/CS/HB 177: Offices of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Maney ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Barnaby ; Partington
Offices of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel; Requires offices of criminal conflict & civil regional counsel to provide notice to court in certain circumstances; authorizes courts to appoint office of criminal conflict & civil regional counsel from another region to represent defendant if certain requirements are met; requires court to appoint private counsel; requires JAC to pay appointed office of criminal conflict & civil regional counsel for due process costs & services, subject to legislative appropriation; requires appointed counsel to provide certain documentation to JAC in order to receive payment or reimbursement.
Last Action: 2/19/2026 House - Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 10/15/2025 House • Filed
10/21/2025 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Budget Committee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
1/12/2026 House • Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/14/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
1/15/2026 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
1/16/2026 House • Referred to Budget Committee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Budget Committee
1/23/2026 House • Added to Budget Committee agenda
1/27/2026 House • Favorable by Budget Committee
1/28/2026 House • Reported out of Budget Committee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
2/6/2026 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2/10/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2/11/2026 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/19/2026 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
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CS/CS/HB 177, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/10/2026 at 2:26 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 762 (c1) Offices of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel Martin Similar Last Action: 2/20/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building 
Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 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) -
CS/HB 177, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/14/2026 at 3:23 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Budget Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/28/2026 (pdf)
Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/10/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 762 (c1) Offices of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel Martin Similar Last Action: 2/20/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 669621 - Strike All Amendment
Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:Maney 2/9/2026
12:17 PMAdopted
2/10/2026PDF Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 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 4 (pdf) -
HB 177, Original Filed Version Posted 10/15/2025 at 11:40 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/14/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 762 (c1) Offices of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel Martin Similar Last Action: 2/20/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 656059 - Amendment
Remove lines 27-73 and insert:Maney 1/13/2026
1:43 PMAdopted
1/14/2026PDF Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 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 4 (pdf)