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House Journal: Page 1732: Friday, April 17, 1998

Metcalf 	Meyer 	Millage 	Moreland 
Mundie 	Murphy 	Myers 	Nelson 
O'Brien 	Osterhaus 	Rants 	Rayhons 
Reynolds-Knight 	Richardson 	Scherrman 	Schrader 
Siegrist 	Sukup 	Taylor 	Teig 
Thomas 	Thomson 	Tyrrell 	Van Fossen 
Van Maanen 	Vande Hoef 	Veenstra 	Warnstadt 
Weidman 	Weigel 	Welter 	Whitead 
Wise 	Witt 	Mr. Speaker
		  Corbett

The nays were, none.

Absent or not voting, 5:

Bell 	Chapman 	Dinkla 	Ford 
Shoultz 

The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared
to have passed the House and the title was agreed to.
Senate File 2281, a bill for an act relating to compensation for
the legal defense of indigent persons in criminal, appellate,
and certain civil cases, with report of committee recommending
passage, was taken up for consideration.
Lamberti of Polk offered the following amendment H-9236 filed by
him and moved its adoption:

H-9236

 1     Amend Senate File 2281, as amended, passed, and
 2   reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
 3     1.  Page 2, line 9, by inserting after the word
 4   "cases." the following:  "In establishing hourly
rates
 5   or setting per case fee limitations, the state public
 6   defender shall consider evidence of ordinary,
 7   reasonable and customary charges; rates previously
 8   paid by the state; the nature and penal consequences
 9   associated with the offense charged; value and costs
10   associated with in-court time, value and costs
11   associated with out-of-court time; and any other
12   relevant factors."
13     2.  Page 2, by striking lines 20 through 32 and
14   inserting the following:  "applicable law.
15     Notwithstanding chapter 17A, an appointed attorney
16   may seek expedited review of actions of the state
17   public defender with regard to a request for advance
18   approval for anticipated compensation in excess of any
19   fee limitation by filing a motion with the appointing
20   court."
21     3.  Page 3, by striking lines 6 through 11 and

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