Establishing requirements for contingency fee agreements between political subdivisions and private attorneys
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2024
Last action Feb 27, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2024
How they voted
26–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 28
Feb 26, 2024
D
Democratic3
100% Yea
R
Republican25
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 27, 2024
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 269)
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute reported
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Committee
To Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Charles Trump
RRepublican
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