AB 1146 California Assembly · 2017-2018 Regular Session

Cities and counties: legal services: contingency fee contracts.

Summary

Existing law authorizes a city to hire a city attorney or a county to hire a county counsel for the representation of the city or county in legal matters. This bill would restrict political campaign contributions to a candidate for public office in a city or county represented, or seeking to be represented, on a contingency basis from a person or firm representing or seeking to represent the city or county, as specified. The bill would require any contract entered into by the city or county for legal services on a contingency fee basis under these provisions to meet specified requirements, and would require that any contingency fee be calculated on the basis of the judgment amount excluding any award for fine, civil penalty, or punitive damages.

Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2017

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 17, 2017 Last action Feb 1, 2018

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Apr 27, 2017

Lower · Passed

In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

lower

Apr 19, 2017

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

lower

Apr 18, 2017

Introduced

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended.

lower

Mar 9, 2017

Committee

Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and JUD.

lower

Feb 19, 2017

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors