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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.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/8/2024 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. 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)

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  • 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 PM
    Senate: Adopted
    3/1/2024
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee 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)

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  • 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 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/5/2024
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee 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)

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