Amend CSHB 1774 (house committee printing), on page 11, between lines 16 and 17, by inserting the following appropriately lettered subsection:
(____) Notwithstanding any other provision, the court shall award the claimant the full amount of reasonable and necessary attorney's fees supported at trial by sufficient evidence, and determined by the trier of fact, without any reduction based on an excessive notice issued under Sec. 542A.003, if the trier of fact determines that the insurer committed any act constituting bad faith.