Relating to the required disclosure of certain financial relationships in civil actions regarding the activities of United States defense contractors.
HB 2884 requires claimants (plaintiffs) and their attorneys in civil lawsuits involving US defense contractors to disclose any funding received from individuals, entities, or governments affiliated with nations under US sanctions or embargoes. Claimants must identify all such funding sources in initial court filings and update disclosures within 10 days if new funding sources emerge during the case. All disclosures must be made under oath and cannot be withheld on grounds of privilege or confidentiality. This law applies specifically to civil actions concerning defense contractor activities, regardless of whether the contractor is a named party.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 19, 2025
Signed May 28, 2025
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MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from an 'Engrossed' version to an 'Enrolled' version, which is the final version sent to the Governor for signature. The substantive legal content regarding defense contractor financial disclosures remains unchanged. The primary differences are formatting adjustments, including the addition of certification signatures and dates at the end of the document.
TECHNICAL
The document was converted from an Engrossed version to an Enrolled version, adding certification signatures from the House and Senate clerks and the Governor's signature block, while removing internal tracking numbers and draft annotations.
Floor votes · House Apr 23, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
50
Key actions
16
Committee
11
May 28, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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