CS/HB 741 (2020) -  Asbestos Trust Claims

General Bill by Civil Justice Subcommittee and Leek (CO-SPONSORS) 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: July 1, 2020
Last Event: Laid on Table on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 8:47 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 1582 Subject: Asbestos Trust Claims Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 1/30/2020 7:12:34 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 1/28/2020 7:56:18 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee 1/17/2020 1:59:56 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee 1/14/2020 6:28:50 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Laid on Table Time: 03/10/2020 - 8:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 03/06/2020 - 6:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading Time: 03/06/2020 - 4:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/6/2020) Time: 03/03/2020 - 7:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 436131 filed Time: 02/27/2020 - 9:43 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 01/30/2020 - 7:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 01/30/2020 - 7:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Judiciary Committee Time: 01/30/2020 - 7:13 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable by Judiciary Committee Time: 01/30/2020 - 3:55 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda Time: 01/28/2020 - 4:13 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Now in Judiciary Committee Time: 01/21/2020 - 1:17 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 01/21/2020 - 1:17 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/17/2020 - 4:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 01/17/2020 - 2:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) Time: 01/17/2020 - 2:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 01/17/2020 - 2:00 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 01/16/2020 - 5:05 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda Time: 01/14/2020 - 4:08 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 12/16/2019 - 3:09 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 12/16/2019 - 3:09 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 12/16/2019 - 3:09 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 12/16/2019 - 3:09 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 11/22/2019 - 9:34 AM Member: Leek Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
774.203 SB 596, HB 7031
774.2055