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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to awarding attorney's fees to an insured who prevails in |
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an action against an insurer for uninsured or underinsured motorist |
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coverage. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 1952, Insurance Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1952.111 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1952.111. ATTORNEY'S FEES. An insured may recover |
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reasonable attorney's fees in an action against an insurer in |
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relation to the coverage provided under this subchapter, including |
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an action to enforce that coverage, if the insured is the prevailing |
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party. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies only to an action for an |
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insurance policy delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on or |
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after January 1, 2014. An action for a policy delivered, issued for |
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delivery, or renewed before January 1, 2014, is governed by the law |
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as it existed immediately before the effective date of this Act, and |
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that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |