HB 1533 (2021) -  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: July 1, 2021
Last Event: Died in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee on Friday, April 30, 2021 2:40 PM

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Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 686 Subject: Offers of Judgment Relationship: Similar

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Time: 04/30/2021 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Time: 03/05/2021 - 1:47 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 03/05/2021 - 1:47 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Time: 03/05/2021 - 1:47 PM Member: Committee: Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Time: 03/05/2021 - 1:47 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/02/2021 - 9:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 03/01/2021 - 12:07 PM Member: McFarland Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
768.79 CS/CS/SB 686