Attorney Fees, Suit Money, and Costs

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Attorney Fees, Suit Money, and Costs; Authorizing a court to order attorney fees, suit money, and costs in appellate proceedings; authorizing the inclusion of certain fees, money, and costs in an award of attorney fees, suit money, and costs; authorizing the court to award, deny, or reduce attorney fees, suit money, and costs under certain circumstances, etc.

Every action

14 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Feb 12, 2026CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
2. Feb 13, 2026CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/18/26, 10:30 am, 37 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
3. Feb 18, 2026CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice7–0 vote
4. Feb 18, 2026CommitteeCS by Judiciary read 1st time · Senate Judiciary
5. Feb 20, 2026SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
6. Feb 23, 2026CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
7. Feb 24, 2026CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
8. Mar 13, 2026CommitteeDied in Rules · Senate Rules

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

• Erin GrallR Primary sponsor · District 29
• AC Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Sponsoring committee
• J Judiciary Sponsoring committee