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SB45 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Apr 26, 2021

Summary

Session
Regular Session 2019
Title
Civil procedure, Asbestos Trust Claims Transparency Act, disclosure of all viable asbestos trust claims required, Secs. 6-5-690 to 6-5-696 added.
Description

This bill would create the Asbestos Trust Claims Transparency Act.

This bill would require plaintiffs in a asbestos actions to file all available asbestos trust claims and produce all trust claims materials before trial.

Subjects
Civil Procedure

Bill Actions

S

Assigned Act No. 2019-261.

S

Enrolled

H

Signature Requested

S

Passed Second House

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 740

H

Third Reading Passed

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Commerce and Small Business

S

Engrossed

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 425

S

Roberts motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 424

S

Roberts Amendment Offered

S

Roberts motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 423

S

Judiciary first Substitute Offered

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

April 30, 2019 Senate Passed
Yes 27
Absent 8

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

May 15, 2019 House Passed
Yes 101
Abstained 1
Absent 2

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature