1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; limiting attorney fees in certain circumstances;
1.3 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [15.4741] LIMITATION ON ATTORNEY FEES.
1.6 	Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no representative of the state shall enter 
1.7 	into a contract for legal services with a private attorney, in a lawsuit where the state is a 
1.8 	party, in which the attorney fees paid by the state are more than the greater of $100,000 or 
1.9 	two percent of the settlement amount. A contract contemplating more than the greater of 
1.10 	$100,000 or two percent of the settlement amount must be submitted to the Legislative 
1.11 	Advisory Commission for approval.