Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary Committee on July 7, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
House Bill 2790
Requires public body, before entering into legal services agreement that includes contingency fee arrangement with private legal counsel, to estimate fiscal impact of legal services agreement.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Requires public body, before entering into legal services agreement that includes contingency fee arrangement with private legal counsel, to estimate fiscal impact of legal services agreement. Specifies provisions that legal services agreement must have to protect public body before public body may enter into legal services agreement. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 6 to July 7, 2017, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 6 to Jul 7 · stopped151 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 6 to Feb 71 day
JudiciaryFeb 7 to Jul 7 · stopped150 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 6 – Jul 7
- Feb 6Introduced
- Feb 7Sent to Judiciary
- Jul 7Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Feb 6First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 7Referred to Judiciary.House of Representatives
- Jul 7In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives