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Senate Bill 1370 |
Senate Author: Nichols |
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Effective: 9-1-19 |
House Sponsor: Ashby |
Current law requires an invoice submitted to an executive branch state agency under a contract for legal services between the agency and an outside attorney to be reviewed by the attorney general. Senate Bill 1370 amends the Government Code to set a deadline for the agency's submission of the invoice for review, to limit the scope of the attorney general's review, and to set out duties for the agency's office of general counsel relating to the submission and certification of the invoice. The bill establishes that a payment under such a contract is overdue on the 46th day after the date the agency receives the invoice for legal services and sets out procedures regarding the submission of a corrected invoice when the original invoice is rejected or disputed by the agency or the attorney general.