87R14026 TYPED     By: Huffman S.B. No. 1821       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to contingent fee contracts for legal services.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 2254.101, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 2254.101.  DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:                (2)  "Contingent fee contract" means a contract for   legal services under which the amount or the payment of the fee for   the services is contingent in whole or in part on the outcome of the   matter for which the services were obtained. A "contingent fee   contract" includes an amendment to a contingent fee contract if the   amendment changes the scope of representation or may result in the   filing of a lawsuit or the amending of a petition in an existing   lawsuit.          SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply to a   contract or contract amendment signed or entered into on or after   the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2021.