CS/SB 720: Asbestos and Silica Claims
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Hutson
Asbestos and Silica Claims; Revising the information required to be included in a sworn information form for asbestos or silica claims filed after a specified date; specifying that such a form is inadmissible in evidence, and may not be relied upon by a witness, at trial; requiring courts to dismiss certain claims upon a motion by a defendant, etc.
Senate Committee References:
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/6/2023 Senate • Filed
12/15/2023 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Commerce and Tourism; Rules
1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
1/31/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/05/24, 2:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
2/5/2024 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 1
2/6/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Judiciary read 1st time
• Original reference(s) removed: Commerce and Tourism
• Remaining references corrected to Rules
• Now in Rules
2/16/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/21/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/21/2024 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 12 NAYS 5
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2/28/2024 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/24
3/1/2024 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 584
• Amendment(s) adopted (832146) -SJ 584
• Ordered engrossed -SJ 585
• Placed on 3rd reading -SJ 585
3/4/2024 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 622
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 29 NAYS 6 -SJ 622
3/4/2024 House • In Messages
3/8/2024 House • Died in Messages
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CS/SB 720, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/1/2024 at 11:10 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1367 Asbestos and Silica Claims Brackett Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died on Second Reading Calendar 
Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 3/4/2024 9:34 AM Senate 29 Yeas - 6 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 774.205 Claimant proceedings. Page 1 (pdf) -
CS/SB 720, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/6/2024 at 12:14 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/20/2024 (pdf)
Rules (Post-Meeting) 2/21/2024 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1367 Asbestos and Silica Claims Brackett Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died on Second Reading Calendar
Floor Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 832146 - Amendment
Delete line 53 and insert:Hutson 2/29/2024
12:37 PMSenate: Adopted
3/1/2024Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 2/21/2024 9:00 AM Rules 12 Yeas - 5 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 774.205 Claimant proceedings. Page 1 (pdf) -
SB 720, Original Filed Version Posted 12/6/2023 at 9:02 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/2/2024 (pdf)
Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/6/2024 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1367 Asbestos and Silica Claims Brackett Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died on Second Reading Calendar
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 387426 - Amendment
Delete lines 37 - 51 and insert:Judiciary
(Hutson)2/2/2024
2:10 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
2/5/2024Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 2/5/2024 2:30 PM Judiciary 8 Yeas - 1 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 774.205 Claimant proceedings. Page 1 (pdf)