Mississippi House Bill 235 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Be Entitled The "mississippi Open Lawyer Fees Act Of 2011"; 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.

Open Lawyer Fees Act; create.

Rep. William Denny [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-04		Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/HB/HB0235.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0235IN.htm