CS/SB 720 -  Asbestos and Silica Claims

General Bill by Judiciary and Hutson
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.
Effective Date: 07/01/2024
Last Event: Died in Messages on Friday, March 8, 2024 2:25 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 02/05/24 2:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 1
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 02/21/24 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 12   Nays 5

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 1367 Subject: Asbestos and Silica Claims Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/21/2024 3:14:08 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/20/2024 7:31:24 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/6/2024 10:58:18 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/2/2024 1:58:05 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/04/2024 09:34 AM   Yeas: 29 Nays: 6 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 6] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Messages Time: 03/08/2024 - 2:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 03/04/2024 - 10:39 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S CS passed as amended; YEAS 29 NAYS 6 -SJ 622 Time: 03/04/2024 - 9:34 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 622 Time: 03/04/2024 - 9:34 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading -SJ 585 Time: 03/01/2024 - 10:59 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Ordered engrossed -SJ 585 Time: 03/01/2024 - 10:59 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (832146) -SJ 584 Time: 03/01/2024 - 10:57 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 584 Time: 03/01/2024 - 10:56 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/24 Time: 02/28/2024 - 5:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 02/21/2024 - 4:16 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 12 NAYS 5 Time: 02/21/2024 - 1:44 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/21/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/16/2024 - 3:50 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 02/06/2024 - 7:37 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Remaining references corrected to Rules Time: 02/06/2024 - 7:37 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Original reference(s) removed: Commerce and Tourism Time: 02/06/2024 - 7:37 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time Time: 02/06/2024 - 3:34 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/06/2024 - 12:13 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 Time: 02/05/2024 - 8:08 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/05/24, 2:30 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 01/31/2024 - 2:36 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Introduced Time: 01/09/2024 - 9:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Commerce and Tourism; Rules Time: 12/15/2023 - 3:11 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 12/06/2023 - 9:03 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
774.205 HB 1367