Bill Text: TX HB2809 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the applicability of certain laws relating to contingent fee contracts for legal services entered into by certain political subdivisions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-05-10 - Referred to Business & Commerce [HB2809 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HB2809-Introduced.html

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87R6296 CJC-F
By: Murphy H.B. No. 2809

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the applicability of certain laws relating to
contingent fee contracts for legal services entered into by certain
political subdivisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2254.102(e), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(e) This subchapter does not apply to a contract for legal
services entered into under Section 6.30, Tax Code, Article
103.0031, Code of Criminal Procedure, Sections 11.38(b-1) and
61.36(b-1), Alcoholic Beverage Code, or Section 1201.027 of this
code except that Sections 2254.1032, 2254.1034, 2254.1036, and
2254.1037 of this code do apply to the contract.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a contract entered into on or after the effective date of this
Act. A contract entered into before the effective date of this Act
is governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective
date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.