<p class="bill_description">Under existing law, attorneys retained to
represent the state in litigation are required to
be appointed by the Attorney General in
consultation with the Governor. Existing law does
not regulate the state agencies entering into a
contingency fee contract with an attorney in
private practice.</p><p class="bill_description">This bill would regulate state agencies
entering contingency fee contracts with private
attorneys representing the state in litigation.</p>
Delivered to Governor at 11:59 p.m. on May 20, 2013.
Assigned Act No. 2013-399.
Clerk of the House Certification
Signature Requested
Enrolled
Concurred in Second House Amendment
DeMarco motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1276
Concurrence Requested
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1178
Fielding motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1177
Fielding first Substitute Offered
Fielding motion to Table adopted Voice Vote
Governmental Affairs Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
Marsh table Marsh motion to rerefer adopted Roll Call 648
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 578
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 577
Hammon motion to Previous Question adopted Roll Call 576
Boman motion to Table lost Roll Call 575
Poole Amendment Offered
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 574
Judiciary Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
Source: Alabama Legislature