House Bill 111 Summary

• Establishes the "Transparency in Private Attorney Contracts Act" requiring the attorney general to make written determinations before entering contingency fee contracts with private attorneys, with contracts and payment information posted publicly on the attorney general's website.

• Creates the "Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act" establishing rules for multi-state guardianship and conservatorship proceedings, including jurisdiction standards, transfer procedures, and recognition of orders from other states.

• Modifies criminal penalties for various offenses including driving without a valid license, driving while revoked, operating without financial responsibility, underage drinking, and other violations by establishing tiered penalty structures based on number of offenses.

• Authorizes electronic monitoring as a condition of pretrial release and as an alternative to incarceration for sentenced individuals, with costs charged to the monitored person unless the judge finds the person unable to afford such costs.

• Amends child support statutes to allow up to a 50 percent adjustment below basic support amounts for joint physical custody arrangements where children spend equal or substantially equal time with both parents.