TITLE: Relating to a report by the attorney general regarding certain contracts for outside counsel.

SUMMARY: Relating to a report by the attorney general regarding certain contracts for outside counsel.

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AN ACT relating to a report by the attorney general regarding certain contracts for outside counsel. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 402, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 402.0214 to read as follows: Sec. 402.0214. REPORT ON CERTAIN CONTRACTS FOR OUTSIDE COUNSEL. The attorney general shall provide a written report to the legislature, comptroller, and governor on each contract between the attorney general and another attorney, other than a full-time employee of the office of the attorney general, for legal services for which a request for approval to the attorney general was not made under Section 402.0212. The report must explain the reasons for entering into the contract. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.