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Committee narrows review and adds local‑appeal right in contingent‑fee contract bill; AG transparency amendment fails
Summary
The Judiciary Committee amended HB2593 to add a district‑court de novo appeal for local political subdivisions when the Attorney General disallows contingent‑fee legal contracts; an amendment that would have applied the bill’s transparency requirements to the Attorney General failed 6–9; the committee passed the bill favorably as amended.
House Bill 25‑93, a proposal from the Attorney General’s Office addressing contingent‑fee legal contracts, moved through the House Judiciary Committee after the panel adopted and rejected competing amendments.
Jason Thompson of the Revisor’s Office told lawmakers the bill would require political subdivisions to hold open‑meeting consideration, provide qualifications and contract information and submit…
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