Generally revise asbestos litigation laws
HB 803 requires claimants in asbestos lawsuits to disclose all related asbestos trust claims within 30 days of filing their case, including any pending or settled claims. It mandates that claimants provide defendants and courts with all trust-related materials (like proof of claim forms and medical records) and prohibits claiming privilege over these documents. The bill also allows defendants to seek discovery of asbestos trust materials, which become automatically admissible in court to establish exposure and liability. Finally, it permits defendants to offset awarded damages by the amount already paid or owed by asbestos trusts, with offsets distributed proportionally among liable defendants.
Bill status
died
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 26, 2025
Last action May 22, 2025
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The bill number was officially changed from LC 3139 to HB 803, and the sponsor's name was added to the header. These are administrative updates that rebrand the legislation for the current legislative session without altering the underlying legal text or policy provisions.
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The bill identifier was updated from LC 3139 to HB 803 to reflect its new House Bill status.
The sponsor's name, G. Overstreet, was added to the bill header.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2025 · House Mar 7, 2025
How they voted
29–19
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Apr 9, 2025
D
Democratic18
100% Nay
R
Republican32
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Apr 9, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (29-19-2)
senate
Apr 9, 2025
Amended
(S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Judiciary
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary
upper
Mar 7, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (51-48-1)
house
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Judiciary
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Greg Overstreet
RRepublican
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