Bill > HB1966

This bill modifies provisions relating to actions for damages due to exposure to asbestos. The key provisions include: 1) Applying the new requirements to asbestos actions filed on or after August 28, 2024, and some actions filed before that date, with exceptions for firefighters, paramedics, and EMTs. 2) Requiring claimants to provide a sworn statement and related materials regarding any asbestos trust claims they have filed or could file. 3) Allowing defendants to seek court orders requiring claimants to file additional asbestos trust claims they are eligible for. 4) Making trust claim materials and trust governance documents presumptively relevant and admissible in asbestos actions. 5) Establishing a rebuttable presumption that claimants will receive compensation from asbestos trusts, and allowing defendants to receive setoffs for those trust payments. 6) Requiring claimants to file a sworn information form providing details about their asbestos exposures and related claims.