Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Open Lawyer Fees Act; create.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 05/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 05/28 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | None | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Denny
Additional Authors: Aldridge, Baker (8th), Barnett, Beckett, Bentz, Bondurant, Capps, Carlton, Chism, Davis, Ellington, Fillingane, Formby, Frierson, Gregory, Guice, Gunn, Hamilton (109th), Howell, Ishee, Lott, Martinson, Masterson, Mayhall, Mims, Moore, Nicholson, Patterson, Reed, Reeves, Robinson (84th), Rogers (61st), Rotenberry, Shows, Simpson, Smith (59th), Snowden, Staples, Stevens, Turner, Upshaw, Wells-Smith
Code Sections: A 007-0005-0001, A 007-0005-0007
Title: AN ACT TO BE ENTITLED THE "MISSISSIPPI OPEN LAWYER FEES ACT OF 2005"; TO PROVIDE THAT NO STATE AGENCY SHALL ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR LEGAL SERVICES WITH PRIVATE ATTORNEYS EXCEEDING ONE MILLION DOLLARS WITHOUT A HEARING ON THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT CONDUCTED BY THE LEGISLATURE; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS; TO ESTABLISH A JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON STATE AGENCY LEGAL CONTRACTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING SUCH HEARINGS; TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF SUCH PROPOSED CONTRACTS FOR COMMENT BY THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 7-5-1 AND 7-5-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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