HOUSE BILL 198

Sponsored By:

Delegate Bates

Entitled:

Procurement - Private Attorney Contracts - Requirements

Synopsis:

Requiring the Board of Public Works, prior to award of specified contracts for procurement of private attorney services, to submit these contracts to specified committees of the General Assembly for review and comment; establishing a time line for the review and comment process; requiring that specified contracts contain specified provisions; requiring that contingency fee contracts for attorney services be made subject to specified standards; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

1/20

First Reading Health and Government Operations

1/25

Hearing 2/2 at 3:00 p.m.

1/27

Hearing cancelled

Hearing 2/2 at 1:00 p.m.

2/28

Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ATTORNEYS

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT

FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES

GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEG POLICY COMMITTEE.

LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE

PROCUREMENT

PUBLIC WORKS, BOARD OF

Bill affects the following Statutes:

State Finance and Procurement

( 12-101 , 13-215 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered