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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 29

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Relating to: allowing district attorneys, deputy district attorneys, and assistant district attorneys to engage in the private practice of law for certain civil purposes.

District attorney

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a full-time district attorney, deputy district attorney, or

assistant district attorney generally may not engage in the private practice of law.

Current law provides an exception that allows the attorney to complete work in a

civil case with which he or she was involved before taking office, so long as that work

is not in conflict with any interests of the district attorney's county.

This bill creates another exception so that a full-time district attorney, deputy

district attorney, or assistant district attorney may also provide legal services to a

person of limited means or to a charitable, religious, civic, community, governmental,

or educational organization if the attorney provides the services without fee and the

services are not in conflict with the interests of the district attorney's county.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Cowles (R) , Feyen (R) , Jacque (R) , Marklein (R) , Olsen (R) , Stroebel (R) , Wanggaard (R)

17 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Brandtjen (R) , C. Taylor (D) , Edming (R) , Hebl (D) , Horlacher (R) , Knodl (R) , Novak (R) , Quinn (R) , Ramthun (R) , Rodriguez (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Steffen (R) , Stuck (D) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tusler (R) , Vruwink (D)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Sep 25, 2019 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Sep 25, 2019 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Feb 8, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Jacque, Feyen, Olsen, Carpenter, Cowles, Stroebel and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Horlacher, Hebl, Ballweg, Brandtjen, Edming, Knodl, Novak, Quinn, Ramthun, Rodriguez, Spreitzer, Steffen, Stuck, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tusler and Vruwink

  2. Feb 8, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Apr 8, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard

  4. Aug 14, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Sep 25, 2019 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Sep 25, 2019 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. Sep 25, 2019 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  8. Sep 25, 2019 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1