Bills › 89th General Assembly
Relating to jury notifications of attorney compensation and litigation financing
Topics:Courts & civil law
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 13, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 24, 2022
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary If this bill passes, jurors will be told if a lawyer is getting paid a percentage of the money won in a lawsuit. It also requires the jury to know if an outside company is providing money to fund the legal case.1
Read the official explanation
This bill provides for jury notification of attorney compensation and litigation financing. The bill requires that the jury is informed of whether the attorney is being compensated by a percentage of a potential damages award and if there has been a litigation financier funding the case on behalf of the party.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 24, 2022. On January 27, 2022 it recommended amendment and passage.
- Sen. J. Taylor
- Sen. Nate Boulton D
- Sen. Julian B. Garrett R
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part