2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

H1551: Attorney Fee Awards in Insurance Actions

Legislative Summary

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.

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Bill History

2/28/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Referred to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Now in Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
3/20/2025
15
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
3/20/2025
15
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
3/13/2025
16
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
3/13/2025
16
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/28/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Judiciary(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/28/2025181.6 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/21/2025473.0 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/18/2025473.0 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/13/2025472.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/11/2025472.8 KB