Bill Summary
HB 1551 Attorney Fee Awards in Insurance Actions (2025 Session)
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
02/28/25
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Filed
03/05/25
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Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee; Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
03/05/25
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Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
03/11/25
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On Committee agenda - Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee, 03/13/25, 1:00 pm, 404 H
03/13/25
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Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee; 16 Yeas, 1 Nay
03/13/25
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Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
03/18/25
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On Committee agenda - Insurance & Banking Subcommittee, 03/20/25, 2:00 pm, 17 H
03/20/25
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Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; 15 Yeas, 1 Nay
03/21/25
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Now in Judiciary Committee
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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