The Florida Senate

SB 426: Attorney Fees in Insurance Matters

GENERAL BILL by Martin ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Rouson

Attorney Fees in Insurance Matters; Requiring a court to award reasonable attorney fees to certain persons in certain claims for declaratory relief; deleting a provision relating to a defense offered by an insurer that makes a total coverage denial of a claim; specifying that international health insurance policies are subject to specified provisions, etc.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  2/28/2025	Senate	• Filed
  3/7/2025	Senate	• Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Rules
  3/10/2025	Senate	• Introduced

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• SB 426, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/28/2025 at 2:59 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  H 1551	Attorney Fee Awards in Insurance Actions	Cassel	Compare	Last Action: 3/21/2025 H Now in Judiciary Committee

  Citations - Statutes (12)

  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 2 (pdf)
  624.123	Certain international health insurance policies; exemption from code.	Page 4 (pdf)
  624.155	Civil remedy.	Page 3 (pdf)
  624.488	Applicability of related laws.	Page 5 (pdf)
  626.9375		Page 3 (pdf)
  627.062	Rate standards.	Page 6 (pdf)
  627.401	Scope of this part.	Page 6 (pdf)
  627.4285		Page 4 (pdf)
  627.727	Motor vehicle insurance; uninsured and underinsured vehicle coverage; insolvent insurer protection.	Page 6 (pdf)
  627.736	Required personal injury protection benefits; exclusions; priority; claims.	Page 7 (pdf)
  628.6016	Applicability of related laws.	Page 8 (pdf)
  632.638	Applicability of other code provisions.	Page 8 (pdf)

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