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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1179: Legal Representation Contracts

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1179 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 26, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Legal Representation Contracts. Primary sponsor: Kelly Skidmore (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Legal Representation Contracts; Prohibits DLA from entering into certain contracts until Attorney General makes specified written determination; requires Attorney General to request proposals from private attorneys after making such determination; provides that written determination does not constitute final agency action that is subject to review; requires contracted private attorneys to maintain certain records & to provide those records to DLA; requires DLA to post & maintain specified information on its website; requires Attorney General to submit annual report to Legislature.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kelly SkidmorePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse92

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  3. Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  4. Referred to Judiciary Committee
  5. Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  6. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  7. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source