Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary Committee on June 25, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
Senate Bill 879
Prohibits Department of Justice from charging officers and agencies of state government for assistance rendered.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Prohibits Department of Justice from charging officers and agencies of state government for assistance rendered. Directs department to pay for costs of assistance rendered to officers and agencies of state government out of funds appropriated to department for that purpose. Becomes operative on July 1, 2025. Provides that department may not enter into or renew collective bargaining agreement that permits job classification or evaluation on basis of hours billed by attorney. Allows department to track billable hours only for purposes of reimbursement.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 9 to June 25, 2023, 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 2 days
In the SenateFeb 9 to Jun 25 · stopped136 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 9 to Feb 90 days
JudiciaryFeb 9 to Jun 25 · stopped136 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.