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.