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Senate Bill 2031 |
Senate Author: Ogden |
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Effective: 6-15-07 |
House Sponsor: Chisum |
Senate Bill 2031 amends the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to prohibit the attorney general or another attorney representing the state from entering into a settlement of a claim or action against the state without the consent or approval of the legislature if the settlement involves either a state expenditure that exceeds $25 million in a state fiscal biennium or a continuing increased expenditure over subsequent bienniums. The bill requires consent to be granted by adoption of a resolution by both houses of the legislature. Not later than September 1 of each year, the attorney general is required to send a report to the legislative leadership describing each claim or action pending that may be settled in a manner that will require legislative consent.