Public Contracts - As introduced, enacts the "Public Contracts for Legal Services Act" to establish the process by which a political subdivision of this state may enter into a contingent fee contract for legal services. - Amends TCA Title 12, Chapter 4.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2019
Last action May 27, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
13
Committee
17
May 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal. in State Committee
lower
May 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State Committee for 5/27/2020
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/17/2020
lower
Mar 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Action def. in State Committee to 3/17/2020
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Committee
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/10/2020
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Public Service & Employees Subcommittee of State Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Public Service & Employees Subcommittee for 3/4/2020
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Public Service & Employees Subcommittee for 2/26/2020
lower
Apr 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
Def. to Summer Study in Public Service & Employees Subcommittee
lower
Apr 3, 2019
Committee
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State & Local Government Committee
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Public Service & Employees Subcommittee to 4/3/2019
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Public Service & Employees Subcommittee for 4/3/2019
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Public Service & Employees Subcommittee for 3/27/2019
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Public Service & Employees Subcommittee
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to State Committee
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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