l9n/ Mississippi

2017 Regular Session

House Bill 1426

Asbestos Transparency Trust Act; create.

Became law as Chapter 435, Laws of 2017, signed April 18, 2017, 92 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE ASBESTOS TRANSPARENCY TRUST ACT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 11-67-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ENACT A SHORT TITLE; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 11-67-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MAKE LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 11-67-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ENACT DEFINITIONS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 11-67-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE PLAINTIFF DISCLOSURES; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 11-67-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE IDENTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL ASBESTOS TRUST CLAIMS BY A DEFENDANT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 11-67-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 11-67-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ENACT SANCTIONS FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 11-67-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MAKE TRANSITION PROVISIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

1 co-sponsor

Mark Baker

Its course

January 16 to April 18, 2017, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action26 actions on 19 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 722 days

Judiciary AJan 16 to Jan 3115 days

In the SenateFeb 7 to Mar 728 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 17 to Feb 236 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 7 to Mar 3023 days

With the GovernorMar 30 to Apr 1819 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 16 – Feb 7

  1. Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 7 – Mar 7

  1. Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Straughter, Baker and Wilson)
  2. Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Sent to the Senate
  4. Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  5. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  6. Amended in the Senate
  7. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 8 – Mar 30

  1. Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
  2. Motion in the Senate to reconsider tabled
  3. Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  4. Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
  5. Conferees named in the House: Baker, Wilson and White
  6. Conferees named in the Senate: Tindell, Clarke and Kirby
  7. Conference report filed in the Senate
  8. Conference report filed in the House
  9. Conference report adopted in the House
  10. Motion in the Senate to recommit lost
  11. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  12. Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Baria, Baker and Wilson)
  13. Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  14. Enrolled bill signed in the House

To the Governor Apr 3 – Apr 18

  1. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  2. Approved by the Governor
All 26 actions, as published