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SB 1370: Contingency Fee Agreements [SPSC]

GENERAL BILL by Fasano ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Oelrich

Contingency Fee Agreements [SPSC]; Prohibits the Department of Legal Affairs of the Office of the Attorney General from entering into a contingency fee contract with a private attorney unless the Attorney General makes a written determination prior to entering into such a contract that contingency fee representation is both cost-effective and in the public interest, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2009
 Last Action: 4/29/2009 Senate - Substituted CS/CS/HB 215 (Died in Senate returning Messages) -SJ 00758; Laid on Table -SJ 00758
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/6/2009 Senate • Filed
    2/19/2009 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means
    3/3/2009 Senate • Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00084
    3/13/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/18/09, 9:00 am, 110-S --Temporarily postponed
    3/20/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/25/09, 10:15 am, 110-S
    3/25/2009 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 2 -SJ 00250; Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -SJ 00250
    4/13/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 04/16/09, 4:00 pm, 110-S
    4/16/2009 Senate • Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 5 NAYS 3 -SJ 00412
    4/17/2009 Senate • Now in Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations -SJ 00412
    4/24/2009 Senate • Withdrawn from Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations -SJ 00588; Now in Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means; Withdrawn from Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00588; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/28/2009 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00707; Amendment(s) failed -SJ 00707
    4/29/2009 Senate • Substituted CS/CS/HB 215 (Died in Senate returning Messages) -SJ 00758; Laid on Table -SJ 00758

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  • SB 1370, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/3/2009 at 3:56 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 215 (c2) Contingency Fee Agreements/DLA & Private Attorneys [SPSC] Eisnaugle Identical Last Action: 5/2/2009 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in returning Messages
    Location:

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    944760 - Amendment
    		Judiciary
    (Gelber)     		3/24/2009
    4:05 PM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    944152 - Amendment
    		Gelber 4/27/2009
    5:08 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    4/28/2009     		Web Page
    PDF
    437656 - Amendment
    		Jones 4/28/2009
    10:41 AM     		Senate: Failed
    4/28/2009     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/25/2009 10:15 AM Judiciary 6 Yeas - 2 Nays
    4/16/2009 2:30 PM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 5 Yeas - 3 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/28/2009 3:45 PM Senate - Amendment 437656 18 Yeas - 20 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    16.0155

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