2016 House Bill 5789

Require Attorney General track attorneys’ time on cases

Introduced in the House

July 13, 2016

Introduced by Rep. Sam Singh (D-69)

To require the state Attorney General to track the hours of department lawyers on a per-case basis, including the number of hours investigating, preparing for, or prosecuting each case. The records required to assemble this would not be subject to attorney-client privilege or exempt from the Freedom of Information Act.

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations