2026 Regular Session
SB448
Provides relative to the office of the state public defender. (8/1/26)
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Recorded floor votes
4 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
April 20, 2026 · Senate
Senate Vote on SB 448 FINAL PASSAGE (#377)
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
36 yea–0 nay · 3 absent
May 26, 2026 · House
House Vote on SB 448 FINAL PASSAGE (#1529)
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
95 yea–3 nay · 7 absent
May 26, 2026 · House
House Vote on SB 448 FINAL PASSAGE (#1529)
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
96 yea–3 nay · 6 absent
May 27, 2026 · Senate
Senate Vote on SB 448 CONCUR (#1420)
Passed
32 yea–0 nay · 7 absent
Committee referrals
April 21, 2026 · House
Administration of Criminal Justice
March 31, 2026 · Senate
Judiciary B
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Effective date 8/1/2026.
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Senate Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 769.
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Senate Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
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House Signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Senate Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Senate Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays. View roll call
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Senate Received from the House with amendments.
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House Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 3. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
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House Called from the calendar.
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House Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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House Scheduled for floor debate on 05/26/2026.
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House Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
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House Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
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House Reported with amendments (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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House Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
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House Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
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Senate Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. View roll call
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Senate Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Senate Reported favorably.
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Senate Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
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Senate Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.