Prohibits the Department of Justice from charging officers and agencies of state government for assistance rendered.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Senator Smith DB
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In Senate Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2025-06-27 Senate
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-01-17 Senate
Referred to Judiciary.
2025-01-13 Senate
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act says that DOJ may not bill state agencies for legal work. The Act tells DOJ to pay for legal work out of funds given to DOJ for that purpose. The Act says that DOJ may not enter into a union contract that includes billing for legal work. (Flesch Readability Score: 81.4).
Prohibits the Department of Justice from charging officers and agencies of state government for assistance rendered. Directs the department to pay for the costs of assistance rendered to officers and agencies of state government out of funds appropriated to the department for that purpose. Becomes operative on July 1, 2027.
Provides that the department may not enter into or renew a collective bargaining agreement that permits job classification or evaluation on the basis of hours billed by an attorney. Allows the department to track billable hours only for the purposes of reimbursement.
Relating to: Relating to the Department of Justice.
Current location: In Senate Committee