TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE PROCUREMENT OF CONTINGENCY FEE CONTRACTS BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
House Bill 1830, now Act 689, amends the law concerning the Arkansas Attorney General's procurement of contingency fee contracts with private attorneys. The bill prohibits contingency fees from being based on penalties or civil fines. It establishes new requirements for these contracts, ensuring that government attorneys retain complete control over the litigation, including decision-making, direct communication with defendants, and exclusive authority over settlement. Additionally, the Attorney General must develop a standard contract addendum detailing the responsibilities of both the private attorney and the Attorney General.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 18, 2025
Signed Apr 16, 2025
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MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from 'Act 689' to 'HB 1830' for the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025. The primary change is the removal of an approval date (4/16/25) that was present in the previous version, indicating this is a new legislative draft rather than a finalized act.
TECHNICAL
Removed the approval date '4/16/25' that appeared in the previous Act 689 version, as this is a new bill draft for the 2025 session.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Apr 16, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1830 is now Act 689
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed.
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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