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SB 148: Legal Representation Contracts

GENERAL BILL by Polsky

Legal Representation Contracts; Defining the term “contingency fee”; prohibiting the Department of Legal Affairs from entering into certain contracts until the Attorney General makes a specified written determination; requiring the Attorney General to request proposals from private attorneys after making such determination; providing that the request for proposals and the contract award are not subject to challenge under the Administrative Procedure Act, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 3/4/2025 Senate - Introduced
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/7/2025 Senate • Filed
    1/24/2025 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
    3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced

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  • SB 148, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/7/2025 at 8:26 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1179 Legal Representation Contracts Skidmore Identical Last Action: 3/5/2025 H Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    16.0155 Contingency fee agreements. Page 2 (pdf)
    16.0156 Page 2 (pdf)

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