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| 1 | 1 | 87R6296 CJC-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Murphy H.B. No. 2809 | |
| 3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the applicability of certain laws relating to | |
| 8 | 8 | contingent fee contracts for legal services entered into by certain | |
| 9 | 9 | political subdivisions. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Section 2254.102(e), Government Code, is amended | |
| 12 | 12 | to read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | (e) This subchapter does not apply to a contract for legal | |
| 14 | 14 | services entered into under Section 6.30, Tax Code, Article | |
| 15 | 15 | 103.0031, Code of Criminal Procedure, Sections 11.38(b-1) and | |
| 16 | 16 | 61.36(b-1), Alcoholic Beverage Code, or Section 1201.027 of this | |
| 17 | 17 | code except that Sections 2254.1032, 2254.1034, 2254.1036, and | |
| 18 | 18 | 2254.1037 of this code do apply to the contract. | |
| 19 | 19 | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only | |
| 20 | 20 | to a contract entered into on or after the effective date of this | |
| 21 | 21 | Act. A contract entered into before the effective date of this Act | |
| 22 | 22 | is governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective | |
| 23 | 23 | date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that | |
| 24 | 24 | purpose. | |
| 25 | 25 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |