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HB4092 • 2025

Relating to the effect of payments made after the deadline for presuit notice in actions against an insurer related to certain claims for property damage.

Relating to the effect of payments made after the deadline for presuit notice in actions against an insurer related to certain claims for property damage.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Morgan
Last action
2025-05-07
Official status
05/07/2025 H Reported favorably as substituted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to the effect of payments made after the deadline for presuit notice in actions against an insurer related to certain claims for property damage.

Relating to the effect of payments made after the deadline for presuit notice in actions against an insurer related to certain claims for property damage.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the effect of payments made after the deadline for presuit notice in actions against an insurer related to certain claims for property damage.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  2. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  3. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  4. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  5. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  6. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  7. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  8. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  9. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Insurance

  10. 2025-03-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the effect of payments made after the deadline for presuit notice in actions against an insurer related to certain claims for property damage.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 4092 - Introduced version - Bill Text

89R13973 DNC-F

By: Morgan

H.B. No. 4092

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the effect of payments made after the deadline for

presuit notice in actions against an insurer related to certain

claims for property damage.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 542A, Insurance Code, is amended by

adding Section 542A.008 to read as follows:

Sec.

542A.008.

EFFECT OF PAYMENT AFTER NOTICE DEADLINE.

Any payment made after the deadline for presuit notice under

Section 542A.003 does not limit in any way an insured's right to

recover interest, penalties, attorney's fees, or any other

noneconomic damages for the claim for which the payment was made.

SECTION 2. Section 542A.008, Insurance Code, as added by

this Act, applies only to an action that commences on or after the

effective date of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.