HB 1113 Summary

• Amends notice requirements for relief acts to include the name of each legislator sponsoring the relief act in all public notices.

• Prohibits entities with sovereign immunity from avoiding payment obligations under relief acts by assigning claims against third parties to avoid responsibility.

• Requires all relief acts to be referred to the Division of Administrative Hearings for review and recommendation by an administrative law judge, who must verify that all findings of fact are supported by evidence.

• Restricts relief act sponsorship to legislators representing the county where the claim arose and prohibits lobbyists from receiving contingency fees for representing claimants before the Legislature.

• Establishes an alternative arbitration process allowing claims to be submitted to a panel of three arbitrators appointed by the Legislative Budget Commission, with awards requiring confirmation and becoming final and binding.