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.