Amend CSSB 274 as follows:
      Strike SECTION FOUR of the bill in its entirety, substituting
a new SECTION FOUR to read as follows:
      SECTION FOUR  This Act takes effect on September 1, 1999 and
applies to:
      (a)  all actions commenced on or after September 1, 1999;
      (b)  all actions pending on September 1, 1999 in which an
order granting or denying class certification has not been issued;
and
      (c)  all actions pending on September 1, 1999 in which an
order granting or denying class certification has been issued but
the time for appeal has not yet elapsed.