Asbestos and Silica Claims
Summary
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.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Mar 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2024
How they voted
29–6
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 40
Mar 4, 2024
D
Democratic11
54% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Nay
R
Republican28
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 29 NAYS 6
upper
Mar 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (832146)
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 12 NAYS 5
upper
Feb 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/21/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/05/24, 2:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Dec 15, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary; Commerce and Tourism; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Travis Hutson
RRepublican
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