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.