2007 House Bill 4044

House Roll Call 7: The amendment was not adopted

To require the attorney in a lawsuit against a drug company to give half of any contingency fee above $333,333 to a state "injured party restitution fund." The amendment would also cap contingency fees using a sliding scale based on the net amount recovered, ranging from 33 percent of the first $1 million, and only 10 percent of the amount over $5 million.

49 Yeas / 59 Nays
Democrat (0 Yeas / 57 Nays)
Republican (49 Yeas / 2 Nays)
Excused or Not Voting (2)