Asbestos-Silica Bill Makes Triumphant Comeback at Texas Legislature
law.com - Article: "What a difference two years can make.
An effort to pass legislation limiting asbestos exposure claims stumbled in the Texas Legislature's 2003 session after a senator, whom supporters counted on to vote for the bill, withdrew his support. Although Texas Gov. Rick Perry strongly backed S.B. 496, the bill died late in the session after its sponsor, Texas state Sen. Kyle Janek, R-Houston, fell one vote shy of the 21 needed to suspend the Senate's rules so that senators could vote on the bill.
Fast-forward to the 2005 session. Janek's S.B. 15 -- a bill that would establish new requirements for claimants who bring personal injury and wrongful death suits for exposure to asbestos or silica -- cleared the Senate on April 27 with a unanimous vote and flew through the House Civil Practices Committee on May 3 without being amended.
So what made the difference this year?
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An effort to pass legislation limiting asbestos exposure claims stumbled in the Texas Legislature's 2003 session after a senator, whom supporters counted on to vote for the bill, withdrew his support. Although Texas Gov. Rick Perry strongly backed S.B. 496, the bill died late in the session after its sponsor, Texas state Sen. Kyle Janek, R-Houston, fell one vote shy of the 21 needed to suspend the Senate's rules so that senators could vote on the bill.
Fast-forward to the 2005 session. Janek's S.B. 15 -- a bill that would establish new requirements for claimants who bring personal injury and wrongful death suits for exposure to asbestos or silica -- cleared the Senate on April 27 with a unanimous vote and flew through the House Civil Practices Committee on May 3 without being amended.
So what made the difference this year?
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