Amend CSSB 220, SECTION 3, by amending subsection (i) to read as follows: (i) A court may not abate or dismiss a claim pursuant to this section if: (1)(A) as of January 16, 1997, the claimant had been diagnosed by a physician as having mesothelioma or other malignancy of which exposure to asbestos is a producing or proximate cause; and (B) the claimant's cause of action did not, at the time of filing, arise under Sections 71.002 or 71.021, Civil Practice and Remedies Code; and (2) as of the effective date of this Act, the original dates set for commencing the trial of the claim is March 2, 1998 or earlier.