HB 1551: Attorney Fee Awards in Insurance Actions
GENERAL BILL by Cassel
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.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/28/2025 House • Filed
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HB 1551, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/28/2025 at 4:07 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None 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: 2/28/2025 S Filed 
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)