Indiana House Bill 1181 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 19 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-27 - First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

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.

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.

Rep. Matthew Lehman [R]

Rep. Gerald Torr [R]

Sen. Mark Messmer [R]

Sen. Elizabeth Brown [R]

2019-02-18 - House - Third reading (Y: 59 N: 39 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-02-11 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 7 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-27	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-02-19	House	Referred to the Senate
2019-02-18	House	Senate sponsors: Senators Messmer and Brown L
2019-02-18	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 205: yeas 59, nays 39
2019-02-14	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2019-02-11	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2019-01-08	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-01-08	House	Coauthored by Representative Torr
2019-01-08	House	Authored by Representative Lehman

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/house/1181/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/a/4/e/ea4ec221/HB1181.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/a/4/f/ea4f4a2e/HB1181.02.COMH.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/7/7/2/47721b43/HB1181.01.INTR.03.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/5/0/2/e502a785/HB1181.205.pdf