Bill Text: CT HB05247 | 2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Award Of Costs And Attorney's Fees In An Action Concerning A Homeowners Insurance Policy.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-07 - Public Hearing 03/11 [HB05247 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2014-HB05247-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 5247
February Session, 2014		LCO No. 1079
		*01079_______INS*
Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
Introduced by:
(INS)

AN ACT CONCERNING THE AWARD OF COSTS AND ATTORNEY'S FEES IN AN ACTION CONCERNING A HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE POLICY.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2014, and applicable to actions commenced on or after said date) A plaintiff who prevails in any action concerning a first party claim under homeowners insurance policy shall be allowed costs and a reasonable attorney's fee.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	October 1, 2014, and applicable to actions commenced on or after said date	New section

Statement of Purpose:

To award costs and a reasonable attorney's fee to a plaintiff who prevails in any action concerning a homeowners insurance policy.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]