CS/CS/HB 413: Attorney Fees, Suit Money, and Costs
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee ; Gottlieb ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell
Attorney Fees, Suit Money, and Costs; Provides that award of attorney fees, suit money, & costs may be awarded retroactively & prospectively; authorizes inclusion of fees, money, & costs in award of attorney fees, suit money, & costs; authorizes court to consider whether party rejected good faith offer of settlement when awarding fees, money, & costs; authorizes court to award, deny, or reduce fees, money, & costs as sanction; requires court to make certain written findings; authorizes fees, money, & costs be paid to attorney; provides award of attorney fees & costs to nonoffending party under certain circumstances; provides relief is cumulative; authorizes court to order attorney fees, suit money, & costs in certain appellate proceedings; prohibits court from awarding fees, money, & costs to noncompliant party; provides that trial court has continuing jurisdiction to award temporary appellate fees, money, & costs; specifies primary factor for court to consider in making awards of appellate fees & costs; authorizes court to take certain actions in action involving criminal contempt.
Last Action: 1/22/2026 House - 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/13/2025 House • Filed
11/18/2025 House • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
12/2/2025 House • Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
12/9/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
12/10/2025 House • Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
12/11/2025 House • Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
1/20/2026 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
1/22/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
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CS/CS/HB 413, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/22/2026 at 1:52 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 644 Attorney Fees, Suit Money, and Costs Grall Similar Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced 
Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 61.16 Attorney’s fees, suit money, and costs. Page 3 (pdf) 742.045 Attorney’s fees, suit money, and costs. Page 6 (pdf) -
CS/HB 413, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 12/10/2025 at 2:39 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/22/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 644 Attorney Fees, Suit Money, and Costs Grall Similar Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 009993 - Amendment
Remove lines 124-130 and insert:Gottlieb 1/21/2026
2:43 PMAdopted
1/22/2026PDF Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 61.16 Attorney’s fees, suit money, and costs. Page 3 (pdf) 742.045 Attorney’s fees, suit money, and costs. Page 6 (pdf) -
HB 413, Original Filed Version Posted 11/13/2025 at 9:59 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 12/10/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 644 Attorney Fees, Suit Money, and Costs Grall Identical Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 057205 - Amendment
Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:Gottlieb 12/5/2025
2:53 PMAdopted
12/9/2025PDF Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 61.16 Attorney’s fees, suit money, and costs. Page 1 (pdf) 742.045 Attorney’s fees, suit money, and costs. Page 4 (pdf)