FloridaAttorney Fees, Suit Money, and Costs
What it does
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.
Where do you stand?
Choose your position
Tell your reps
Take a position to see your representatives and ways to contact them.
Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Died
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 13Died in RulesDied
- Feb 10ReceivedMinor
- Feb 9Referred to RulesMinor
- Feb 4In Messages
- Vote recorded Passage, Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0Passed House
- Feb 4Read 3rd timeMinor
- Feb 4Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Feb 4Read 2nd timeMinor
- Jan 29Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/4/2026)
- Jan 26Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Jan 26Bill referred to House Calendar
- Jan 221st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)Minor
- Vote recorded Favorable With Committee Substitute (Judiciary Committee). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22CS FiledMinor
- Jan 22Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)Minor
- Jan 22Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- Jan 22Favorable with CS by Judiciary CommitteeMinor
- Jan 20Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- Jan 131st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)Minor
- Jan 131st Reading (Original Filed Version)Minor
- 2025
- Dec 11Now in Judiciary Committee
- Dec 11Referred to Judiciary CommitteeMinor
- Dec 10CS FiledMinor
- Dec 10Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)Minor
- Dec 10Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
- Dec 9Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims SubcommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded Favorable With Committee Substitute (Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee). Result: pass.Lower
- Dec 2Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
- Nov 18Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
- Nov 18Referred to Judiciary CommitteeMinor
- Nov 18Referred to Civil Justice & Claims SubcommitteeMinor
- Nov 13FiledIntroduced