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HB 741 Florida House · 2020 Regular Session

Asbestos Trust Claims

Summary
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.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Jan 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2020 Last action Mar 10, 2020
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Mar 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Laid on Table - Companion bill(s) CS/SB 1582 passed
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 12 NAYS 6
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 01/30/20, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Committee
CS referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Original reference(s) removed: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 5
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 01/16/20, 8:30 am, Sumner Hall
lower
Dec 16, 2019
Committee
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Thomas J. "Tom" Leek
Thomas J. "Tom" Leek
RRepublican
FL
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