Attorney Compensation
Summary
Attorney Compensation; Requires attorney representing personal representative in estate administration or trustee in initial administration of trust who intends to charge certain fee to make specified written disclosures; requires attorney to obtain certain signature; prohibits attorney who does not make such disclosures from being paid for legal services except in certain circumstances; provides that complexity of estate or trust may be considered when determining what is extraordinary service; requires court to consider certain agreements & written disclosures when determining reasonable compensation of attorney.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Apr 7, 2021
Signed Jun 21, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2021 · House Apr 21, 2021
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Apr 22, 2021
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican21
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
44
Key actions
14
Committee
13
Amendments
1
Jun 21, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 113, NAYS 1
lower
Apr 29, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 767926 Concur
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (767926)
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 118, NAYS 1
lower
Apr 9, 2021
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
lower
Apr 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Mar 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
lower
Mar 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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