Florida House Bill 413

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7)
Status: Failed on March 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-13 - Died in Rules
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

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.

Attorney Fees, Suit Money, and Costs

House Judiciary Committee	House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee	Rep. Michael Gottlieb [D]	Rep. Robin Bartleman [D]
Rep. Daryl Campbell [D]	Rep. Kimberly Daniels [D]	Rep. Fentrice Driskell [D]	Rep. Jennifer Harris [D]
Rep. Johanna Lopez [D]

2026-02-04 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#468 (Y: 110 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-22 - House - House Judiciary Committee (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-12-09 - House - House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-13	Senate	Died in Rules
2026-02-10	Senate	Received
2026-02-09	Senate	Referred to Rules
2026-02-04	Senate	In Messages
2026-02-04	House	CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
2026-02-04	House	Read 3rd time
2026-02-04	House	Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-02-04	House	Read 2nd time
2026-01-29	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/4/2026)
2026-01-26	House	Added to Second Reading Calendar
2026-01-26	House	Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-01-22	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2026-01-22	House	CS Filed
2026-01-22	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2026-01-22	House	Reported out of Judiciary Committee
2026-01-22	House	Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
2026-01-20	House	Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2026-01-13	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2026-01-13	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2025-12-11	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2025-12-11	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2025-12-10	House	CS Filed
2025-12-10	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2025-12-10	House	Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2025-12-09	House	Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2025-12-02	House	Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
2025-11-18	House	Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2025-11-18	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2025-11-18	House	Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2025-11-13	House	Filed

S644 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Rules

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
61	16		Amended Code	See Bill Text
742	045		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/413
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/413/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/413/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/413/BillText/c2/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/413/Amendment/057205/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/413/Amendment/317146/HTML
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/413/Analyses/h0413.CIV.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/413/Analyses/h0413a.CIV.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/413/Analyses/h0413b.JDC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/413/Analyses/h0413c.JDC.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=75089&IsPCB=0&BillId=82987
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=75474&IsPCB=0&BillId=82987
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/413/Vote/HouseVote_h00413c2468.PDF