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Senate approves review and disclosure requirements for local contingency-fee legal contracts
Summary
The Kansas Senate advanced and later passed a bill requiring public meetings, disclosures and attorney general review before local governments enter contingency-fee contracts for legal services; lawmakers debated retroactivity and local control.
The Kansas Senate passed Senate substitute for House Bill 2228, a measure that requires local units of government to hold a public meeting and disclose details before entering contingency-fee contracts for legal services and authorizes the attorney general to review those contracts.
Supporters said the bill balances local authority with statewide coordination in cases that could affect the whole state. "If an entity of local government is going to enter into a contingency fee contract, that there be held a public meeting," the bill's carrier said, adding that officials must "disclose to…
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