Indiana Senate Bill 297 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-11 - First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections, Criminal, and Civil Matters
Pending: Senate Corrections, Criminal, and Civil Matters Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provides a statute of limitations for causes of action for occupational disease if the cause of action is based on an exposure to a hazardous substance. Provides for a product liability action against persons who mined or sold commercial asbestos products. (Current law provides for a product liability action against persons who mined and sold commercial asbestos.) Provides for a one year period, ending July 1, 2011, to file an otherwise time-barred cause of action for: (1) occupational disease based on an exposure to a hazardous substance; (2) personal injury, disability, disease, or death resulting from exposure to asbestos; or (3) property damage resulting from asbestos.

Actions based on exposure to hazardous substances.

Sen. Vaneta Becker [R]

Sen. Brent Steele [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-11		First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections, Criminal, and Civil Matters
2010-01-11		Authored by Senators Becker and Steele

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2010&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=SB&docno=0297
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2010/IN/IN0297.1.html