Attorney Fees, Suit Money, and Costs
Summary
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.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Nov 13, 2025
Last action Mar 13, 2026
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The bill was amended to add language clarifying that courts must include written findings of fact when finding a party in contempt, and to update the summary description of the bill's provisions to reflect these new requirements. The substantive policy content of the bill remains largely unchanged, with the primary differences being formatting updates and expanded descriptions of the bill's scope.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the amendment primarily updates the summary description and adds specific language about written findings in contempt cases.
REQUIREMENT
Added requirement for courts to include written findings of fact when finding a party in contempt
TECHNICAL
Updated bill title from 'CS/HB 413' to 'CS/CS/HB 413' to reflect committee action
Reorganized and expanded the summary description of the bill's provisions to better align with the actual content
Floor votes · House Feb 4, 2026
How they voted
111–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 118
Feb 4, 2026
D
Democratic34
97% Yea
R
Republican84
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
9
Committee
13
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Dec 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Dec 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Dec 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
lower
Dec 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
lower
Dec 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
lower
Nov 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
lower
Nov 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Nov 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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