Bill Title: Asbestos litigation. Requires certain disclosures regarding asbestos trust claims in civil asbestos actions. Requires a defendant to identify additional trust claims that a defendant believes a plaintiff is eligible for in a written motion (motion). Requires a defendant to disclose, in the defendant's motion, the basis for the defendant's belief that a plaintiff is eligible for an additional trust claim. Prohibits a defendant from filing an additional motion alleging plaintiff eligibility for additional trust claims in certain instances.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-02-27 - First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary [HB1181 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Matthew Lehman [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-079	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Gerald Torr [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-039	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Mark Messmer [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-048	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Elizabeth Brown [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-015	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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