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.