CS/CS/HB 215: Contingency Fee Agreements/DLA & Private Attorneys [SPSC]
GENERAL BILL by Policy Council ; Criminal and Civil Justice Policy Council ; Eisnaugle ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) McKeel ; Murzin ; Plakon ; Stargel ; Van Zant ; Williams, T. ; Zapata
Contingency Fee Agreements/DLA & Private Attorneys [SPSC]; Prohibits DLA from entering into contingency fee contract with private attorney unless AGO makes written determination prior to entering into such contract that contingency fee representation is both cost-effective & in public interest; requires written determination to include certain findings, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2009
Last Action: 5/2/2009 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in returning Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/2/2009 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in returning Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/5/2009 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/22/2009 | House |
• Referred to Civil Justice & Courts Policy (CCJP); Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council; Policy Council |
| 2/10/2009 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice & Courts Policy (CCJP), 02/17/09, 8:30 am, 28-H |
| 2/17/2009 | House |
• Favorable by Civil Justice & Courts Policy (CCJP); YEAS 4 NAYS 3; Now in Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council |
| 3/3/2009 | House |
• Introduced, referred to Civil Justice & Courts Policy (CCJP); Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council; Policy Council -HJ 00024; On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice & Courts Policy (CCJP), 02/17/09, 8:30 am, 28-H; Favorable by Civil Justice & Courts Policy (CCJP); YEAS 4 NAYS 3 -HJ 00134; Now in Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council -HJ 00134 |
| 3/6/2009 | House |
• On Council agenda-- Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council, 03/10/09, 11:00 am, 404-H |
| 3/10/2009 | House |
• CS by Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council; YEAS 9 NAYS 1 -HJ 00205 |
| 3/12/2009 | House |
• CS read 1st time on 03/12/09 -HJ 00200; CS filed |
| 3/13/2009 | House |
• Now in Policy Council -HJ 00213 |
| 3/19/2009 | House |
• On Council agenda-- Policy Council, 03/23/09, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall |
| 3/23/2009 | House |
• CS/CS by- Policy Council; YEAS 17 NAYS 7 -HJ 00260 |
| 3/25/2009 | House |
• CS read 1st time on 03/25/09 -HJ 00255; CS filed |
| 3/30/2009 | House |
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 00315 |
| 4/15/2009 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -HJ 00398 |
| 4/16/2009 | House |
• Read 3rd time -HJ 00451; CS passed; YEAS 66 NAYS 49 -HJ 00451 |
| 4/17/2009 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 4/24/2009 | Senate |
• Received, referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00591 |
| 4/29/2009 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00758; Substituted for SB 1370 -SJ 00758; Read 2nd time -SJ 00758; Amendment(s) adopted (226328) -SJ 00758; Read 3rd time -SJ 00758; CS passed as amended (226328); YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00758 |
| 4/29/2009 | House |
• In returning messages |
| 4/30/2009 | House |
• Was taken up -HJ 01200; Refused to concur, requested Senate to recede -HJ 01201 |
| 4/30/2009 | Senate |
• In returning messages |
| 5/2/2009 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in returning Messages |