Kentucky House Bill 362 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-15 - to Judiciary (H)
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create an new section of KRS Chapter 411 to define "asbestos action," "asbestos trust," "trust claims materials," and "trust governance documents"; require plaintiffs in an asbestos action to provide certain information and documents not less than 180 days before the initial date set for trial; establish that plaintiffs have a continuing duty to supplement the information and documents; establish requirements for an order requiring a plaintiff to file additional asbestos trust claims; establish that defendants may seek discovery from an asbestos trust; establish requirements for an asbestos action; require a court to impose sanctions if a plaintiff fails to comply with the section; provide that Act may be cited to as the Kentucky Asbestos Trust Claims Transparency Act; EMERGENCY.

AN ACT relating to asbestos trust claims and declaring an emergency.

Rep. Joseph Fischer [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-15	House	to Judiciary (H)
2019-02-14	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/19RS/hb362.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/19RS/hb362/orig_bill.pdf