A bill that changes how attorneys are paid when they represent policy holders in property damage claims and shortens the time property owners have to file insurance claims has cleared its second Senate committee.

SB 76 also would limit when multipliers can be applied to lodestar attorney fee awards and ask the Supreme Court to amend Florida Bar rules to require attorneys in the claims cases to file a copy of their client closing statements with the state Department of Financial Services.

The measure passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 9.