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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to procurement of a contingent fee contract for legal |
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services by certain governmental entities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2254.101(2), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(2) "Contingent fee contract" means a contract for |
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legal services under which the amount or the payment of the fee for |
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the services is contingent in whole or in part on the outcome of the |
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matter for which the services were obtained. The term includes an |
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amendment to a contract for legal services described by this |
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subdivision if the amendment: |
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(A) changes the scope of representation; or |
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(B) may result in: |
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(i) the filing of an action; or |
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(ii) the amending of a petition in an |
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existing action. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a contract or contract amendment entered into on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |