MS HB110 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Be Entitled The "mississippi Open Lawyer Fees Act Of 2012"; 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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Title

Open Lawyer Fees Act; create.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2012-03-06 Died In Committee
2012-02-06 Referred To Judiciary A

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