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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to dismissal of certain actions for an asbestos-related or |
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silica-related injury. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 90.010(d-1), Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(d-1) Beginning on September 1, 2014, the MDL pretrial court |
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shall dismiss each action for an asbestos-related injury or a |
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silica-related injury that was pending on August 31, 2005, unless a |
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report was served on or after September 1, 2013, that complies with |
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Section 90.003, Section 90.004, or Subsection (f). The MDL |
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pretrial court shall provide for the dismissal of such actions in a |
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case management order entered for that purpose. All such actions |
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shall be dismissed on or before December [August] 31, 2015. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |