HB 1533: Offers of Judgment
GENERAL BILL by McFarland
Offers of Judgment; Authorizes parties to make specified offers of judgment if certain criteria are met; specifies offers of judgment do not need to include amount for attorney fees & costs; specifying that certain actions involving damages to real property, an offer of judgment may require both insureds to accept or reject offer; providing time frames for responding to offer; provides procedures for challenging & correcting offers.
Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/30/2021 House - Died in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 4/30/2021 House - Died in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 3/1/2021 House • Filed
3/2/2021 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/5/2021 House • Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
• Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
4/30/2021 House • Died in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
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HB 1533, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/1/2021 at 12:07 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 686 (c2) Offers of Judgment Brandes Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Rules 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 768.79 Offer of judgment and demand for judgment. Page 1 (pdf)