2.12A Legal expenses reviewed by the court.
If a member or members of the general assembly are involved in court proceedings on behalf of the general assembly, and are represented by an attorney who is not an employee of the state, and the legislative council determines that the reasonable expense of the court proceedings, including reasonable attorney fees, shall be paid from funds in the state treasury appropriated pursuant to section 2.12, at the conclusion of the court proceedings, the court shall review the fees charged to the state to determine if the fees are fair and reasonable. The legislative council shall not reimburse attorney fees in excess of those determined by the court to be fair and reasonable.
92 Acts, ch 1240, §11
Structure Iowa Code
Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT
Section 2.1 - Sessions — place.
Section 2.2 - Designation of general assembly.
Section 2.3 - Temporary organization.
Section 2.4 - Certificates of election.
Section 2.5 - Temporary officers — committee on credentials.
Section 2.6 - Permanent organization.
Section 2.7 - Officers — tenure.
Section 2.9 - Journals — bills and amendments.
Section 2.10 - Salaries and expenses — members of general assembly.
Section 2.11 - Officers and employees — compensation — prohibitions.
Section 2.12 - Expenses of general assembly and legislative agencies — budgets.
Section 2.12A - Legal expenses reviewed by the court.
Section 2.12B - State capitol maintenance fund — appropriation.
Section 2.13 - Issuance of warrants.
Section 2.14 - Meetings of legislative committees.
Section 2.15 - Powers and duties of standing committees.
Section 2.16 - Prefiling legislative bills.
Section 2.17 - Freedom of speech.
Section 2.19 - Punishment for contempt.
Section 2.20 - Warrant — execution.
Section 2.21 - Fines — collection.
Section 2.22 - Punishment — effect.
Section 2.23 - Witness — attendance compulsory.
Section 2.24 - Witnesses — compensation.
Section 2.25 - Joint conventions.
Section 2.26 - Secretary — record.
Section 2.27 - Canvass of votes for governor.
Section 2.29 - Election — vote — how taken — second poll.
Section 2.30 - Certificates of election.
Section 2.32 - Confirmation of appointments — procedures.
Section 2.33 - Differential treatment in legislation.
Section 2.40 - Membership in state insurance plans.
Section 2.41 - Legislative council created.
Section 2.42 - Powers and duties of council.
Section 2.43 - General supervision over legislative facilities, equipment, and arrangements.
Section 2.44 - Expenses of council and special interim committees.
Section 2.45 - Committees of the legislative council.
Section 2.46 - Powers of legislative fiscal committee.
Section 2.47A - Powers and duties of legislative capital projects committee.
Section 2.48 - Legislative tax expenditure committee — review of tax incentive programs.
Section 2.52 - Access — subpoenas.
Section 2.56 - Correctional impact statements.
Section 2.61 - Requests for research.
Section 2.62 - Interim study committee powers.
Section 2.63 - Interim study committee meetings.
Section 2.69 - State government efficiency review committee established.