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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 9, 2026

The state Senate is considering SB2418, which would require state attorney general approval of any contingent fee contracts between local governments and private-sector attorneys. The bill passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 16. The Senate began considering the measure on April 2 and is scheduled to take it back up on April 13. In the House, HB2069, passed the State & Local Government Committee on April 1 but failed in the full body on April 9 because it failed to garner the constitutional majority vote needed. The bill has been referred to the Judiciary Committee for further consideration on April 14. The Tennessee Journal looks at the mechanism for reconsideration. Learn more about the arguments for and against the bill from Legal Newsline.