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IntroducedNov 13, 2025
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Passed HouseFeb 04, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Florida House Bill
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.
Summary
Comments on HB 413
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 110
- Abbott
- Eskamani
- Oliver
- Albert
- Esposito
- Overdorf
- Alvarez, D.
- Fabricio
- Owen
- Alvarez, J.
- Partington
- Gantt
- Perez
- Andrade
- Garrison
- Persons-Mulicka
- Antone
- Gentry
- Plakon
- Aristide
- Gerwig
- Plasencia
- Baker
- Porras
- Bankson
- Gonzalez Pittman
- Rayner
- Gossett-Seidman
- Redondo
- Bartleman
- Gottlieb
- Rizo
- Basabe
- Greco
- Robinson, F.
- Benarroch
- Griffitts
- Robinson, W.
- Berfield
- Grow
- Rosenwald
- Harris
- Salzman
- Blanco
- Hart-Lowman
- Sapp
- Booth
- Hinson
- Shoaf
- Borrero
- Hodgers
- Sirois
- Holcomb
- Skidmore
- Boyles
- Hunschofsky
- Smith
- Brackett
- Jacques
- Snyder
- Brannan
- Johnson
- Spencer
- Buchanan
- Joseph
- Stark
- Busatta
- Kendall
- Campbell
- Kincart Jonsson
- Tant
- Canady
- Koster
- Tendrich
- Cassel
- LaMarca
- Tomkow
- Chamberlin
- Long
- Trabulsy
- Chambliss
- López, J.
- Tramont
- Chaney
- Maggard
- Tuck
- Cobb
- Maney
- Valdés
- Conerly
- McClure
- Weinberger
- Cross
- McFarland
- Woodson
- Daley
- Melo
- Yarkosky
- Daniels
- Michael
- Yeager
- Driskell
- Miller
- Young
- Duggan
- Mooney
- Dunkley
- Nix
- Edmonds
- Nixon
NO: 0
Actions
- Feb 04, 2026 | Senate
- In Messages
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- Read 2nd time
- Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Read 3rd time
- CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/4/2026)
- Jan 26, 2026 | House
- Bill referred to House Calendar
- Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Jan 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)
- Jan 20, 2026 | House
- Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- Jan 13, 2026 | House
- 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- Dec 11, 2025 | House
- Referred to Judiciary Committee
- Now in Judiciary Committee
- Dec 10, 2025 | House
- Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
- Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- CS Filed
- Dec 09, 2025 | House
- Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
- Dec 02, 2025 | House
- Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
- Nov 18, 2025 | House
- Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
- Referred to Judiciary Committee
- Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
- Nov 13, 2025 | House
- Filed

