Amendment #275 to H3400

Restore Billable Hours

[Sponsors] Representative Scaccia of Boston moves to amend the bill by striking in SECTION 64, lines 899 to 906, inclusive, and inserting in place thereof the following-  "(b) Any counsel who is appointed or assigned to represent indigents within the private counsel division, except any counsel appointed or assigned to represent indigents within the private counsel division in a homicide case, shall be prohibited from accepting any new appointment or assignment to represent indigents after he has billed 1400 billable hours during any fiscal year."