HB 1551: Attorney Fee Awards in Insurance Actions
GENERAL BILL by Cassel ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Stark
Attorney Fee Awards in Insurance Actions; Requires court to award attorney fees to prevailing parties in civil actions brought against surplus lines insurers & insurers by named or omnibus insureds or named beneficiaries; provides guidelines to determine prevailing parties; provides applicability of prevailing party attorney fee provision to specified insurers, insurance policies or coverage types, & rate standards & to claims presented to specified guaranty associations.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/21/2025 House - Now in Judiciary Committee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/21/2025 House - Now in Judiciary Committee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/28/2025 House • Filed
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/5/2025 House • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
3/11/2025 House • Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
3/13/2025 House • Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
3/18/2025 House • Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
3/20/2025 House • Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
3/21/2025 House • Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
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HB 1551, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/28/2025 at 4:07 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/13/2025 (pdf)
Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/21/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 426 Attorney Fees in Insurance Matters Martin Compare Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced 
Citations - Statutes (15)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 86.121 Attorney fees; actions for declaratory relief to determine insurance coverage after total coverage denial of claim. Page 3 (pdf) 624.123 Certain international health insurance policies; exemption from code. Page 5 (pdf) 624.1552 Civil actions involving an insurance contract; applicability of offer of judgment provisions. Page 3 (pdf) 624.488 Applicability of related laws. Page 6 (pdf) 626.9375 Page 3 (pdf) 627.062 Rate standards. Page 6 (pdf) 627.401 Scope of this part. Page 7 (pdf) 627.4275 Page 4 (pdf) 627.727 Motor vehicle insurance; uninsured and underinsured vehicle coverage; insolvent insurer protection. Page 7 (pdf) 627.736 Required personal injury protection benefits; exclusions; priority; claims. Page 7 (pdf) 627.756 Bonds for construction contracts; attorney fees in case of suit. Page 8 (pdf) 628.6016 Applicability of related laws. Page 9 (pdf) 631.696 Page 10 (pdf) 631.9245 Page 10 (pdf) 632.638 Applicability of other code provisions. Page 10 (pdf)