House Bill No. by Representative Wilder amends Code of Criminal Procedure Article 682 regarding the appointment of a substitute for a recused district attorney. The bill removes the requirement that the trial judge must appoint an attorney who has the qualifications of a district attorney and is not an assistant to the recused district attorney. Instead, it maintains the obligation for the trial judge to notify the attorney general in writing about the recusal.

Under the proposed law, the attorney general is then responsible for appointing a member of his staff or a district attorney from another district to act in place of the recused district attorney. The substitute appointed will have all the powers of the recused district attorney concerning the case. This change aims to streamline the process of appointing a substitute when a district attorney is recused.