BILL · 2007–08 SESSION
HB 1302: Asbestos liability
Creating provisions relating to asbestos liability.
Summary
- Limits a successor corporation's liability for asbestos-related claims to an amount equal to the predecessor corporation's adjusted total gross assets; and
- Applies to corporations that became successor corporations before January 1, 1972.
From the House Bill Analysis 2007 (HB 1302), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 16, 2007
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Senator (D-22)
- Introduced
- January 16, 2007 in the House
- Last action
- January 14, 2008
- Companion bill
- SB 5804
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to limitations on asbestos-related liabilities relating to certain mergers or consolidations occurring before 1972;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Senator (D-22)
3 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Judiciary.
HB 1302 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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- HB 1302 (2015–16) Child abduction statutes
- HB 1302 (2013–14) Extended foster care
- HB 1302 (2011–12) Health care insurance