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CS/HB 741: Asbestos Trust Claims

GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Leek ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Sabatini

Asbestos Trust Claims; Requires plaintiff to provide certain materials after filing asbestos claim; authorizes defendant to seek discovery from asbestos trust; prohibits plaintiff from barring discovery or claiming privilege or confidentiality; specifies legal relevancy of asbestos trust claims materials & trust governance documents; requires trial court to adjust certain judgments under specified conditions.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/10/2020 House - Laid on Table -HJ 1070
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/22/2019 House • Filed
    12/16/2019 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 61
    1/14/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 01/16/20, 8:30 am, Sumner Hall
    • Introduced -HJ 61
    1/16/2020 House • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 5 -HJ 403
    1/17/2020 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 398
    1/21/2020 House • Original reference(s) removed: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    • CS referred to Judiciary Committee -HJ 410
    • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 410
    1/28/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 01/30/20, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
    1/30/2020 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 12 NAYS 6 -HJ 477
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 477
    3/3/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/20
    3/6/2020 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading -HJ 898
    3/10/2020 House • Laid on Table -HJ 1070

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  • CS/HB 741, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/17/2020 at 2:09 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/30/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1582 (c1) Asbestos Trust Claims Simmons Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in returning Messages Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    436131 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Leek 2/27/2020
    9:03 AM     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    774.203 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    774.2055 Page 2 (pdf)

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  • HB 741, Original Filed Version Posted 11/22/2019 at 9:34 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/17/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1582 Asbestos Trust Claims Simmons Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in returning Messages Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    662013 - Amendment
    Remove lines 56-57 and insert:     		Leek 1/15/2020
    6:46 PM     		Adopted
    1/16/2020     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    774.203 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    774.2055 Page 2 (pdf)

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