HB 7043 (2020) -  Contingency Fees

General Bill by Judiciary Committee and Gregory
Contingency Fees: Prohibits local & regional governmental entities from entering into certain contingency fee contracts with private attorneys or law firms.
Effective Date: July 1, 2020
Last Event: Died in Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee on Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:00 AM

PCB committee actions:

  • PCB JDC 20-02 recommended by:
    Judiciary Committee

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 1574 Subject: Contingency Fees Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee 1/31/2020 5:21:14 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 1/24/2020 12:57:19 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 1/21/2020 4:08:41 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee agenda Time: 01/31/2020 - 4:11 PM Member: Committee: Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee Time: 01/27/2020 - 3:09 PM Member: Committee: Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to State Affairs Committee Time: 01/27/2020 - 3:09 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee Time: 01/27/2020 - 3:09 PM Member: Committee: Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/24/2020 - 4:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/24/2020 - 1:24 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
287.05905 SB 1574