SB1293 — Relating to the authority of certain courts to employ attorneys as mental health public defenders and to the reimbursement of an attorney who represents an indigent proposed patient in certain mental health proceedings.

SB1293 — Relating to the authority of certain courts to employ attorneys as mental health public defenders and to the reimbursement of an attorney who represents an indigent proposed patient in certain mental health proceedings. · Informed CitizenrySB 1293 amends the Health and Safety Code to allow courts in counties with a population of 800,000 or more to employ attorneys as mental health public defenders. These defenders provide legal repre…Open in Informed Citizenry