TX HB1847

Requires the Texas Indigent Defense Commission to establish maximum allowable caseloads for criminal defense attorneys to ensure each defendant receives effective and diligent representation

Prohibits courts from appointing attorneys to represent indigent defendants if the appointment would cause the attorney to exceed the maximum caseload limit

Requires managed assigned counsel programs to include maximum caseload limits in their written plans of operation, not exceeding the commission's established standards

Mandates the commission adopt rules promoting county compliance and impose remedies on counties where state grant funds exceeded 50% of their indigent defense expenditures in the prior fiscal year

Texas Indigent Defense Commission must establish and post the maximum caseload standards on its website by November 1, 2025, applying to cases filed on or after that date