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CS/CS/HB 413: Attorney Fees, Suit Money, and Costs

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee ; Gottlieb ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bartleman ; Campbell ; Daniels ; Driskell ; Harris ; López, J.

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.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 2/10/2026 Senate - Received
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)

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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)
    1/26/2026 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    1/29/2026 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/4/2026)
    2/4/2026 House • Read 2nd time
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
    2/4/2026 Senate • In Messages
    2/9/2026 Senate • Referred to Rules
    2/10/2026 Senate • Received

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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 (c1) Attorney Fees, Suit Money, and Costs Grall Similar Last Action: 2/13/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/18/26, 10:30 am, 37 Senate Building Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/4/2026 6:09 PM House 110 Yeas - 0 Nays

    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)

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  • 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: 2/13/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/18/26, 10:30 am, 37 Senate Building Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    009993 - Amendment
    Remove lines 124-130 and insert:     		Gottlieb 1/21/2026
    2:43 PM     		Adopted
    1/22/2026     		PDF

    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)

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  • 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: 2/13/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/18/26, 10:30 am, 37 Senate Building Track This Bill

    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 PM     		Adopted
    12/9/2025     		PDF

    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)

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