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.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/28/2025 02:59 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 947 (c2) by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Civil Actions Last Action: 4/25/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 832	Compare
  H 1551 by Cassel Attorney Fee Awards in Insurance Actions Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration	Compare

• Citations - Statute (12)

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  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]

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  2/28/2025	S	• Filed
  3/7/2025	S	• Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Rules
  3/10/2025	S	• Introduced
  5/3/2025	S	• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration