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HI SB128
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/18/2019
Primary Sponsor
Karl Rhoads
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AI Summary
- Removes legislative offices from the exception allowing the attorney general to retain private attorneys when declining representation due to conflicts of interest
- Clarifies that the attorney general shall provide legal representation to the legislature, individual houses, and individual legislators acting within their employment scope, unless they decline representation
- Requires each house of the legislature to provide legal representation at its own cost to members sued for acts or omissions made in the course and scope of employment, if the member declines attorney general representation
- Excludes individual legislators and legislative members from the definition of "department" for purposes of attorney employment restrictions
- Requires each house of the legislature to establish rules implementing these legal representation provisions
Legislative Description
Relating To Legal Representation.
Attorney General
Last Action
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2/15/2019
Committee Referrals
Ways and Means2/15/2019
Judiciary1/22/2019
Full Bill Text
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