TITLE: Relating to dismissal of certain actions for an asbestos-related or silica-related injury.

SUMMARY: Relating to dismissal of certain actions for an asbestos-related or silica-related injury.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to dismissal of certain actions for an asbestos-related or silica-related injury. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 90.010(d-1), Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows: (d-1) Beginning on September 1, 2014, the MDL pretrial court shall dismiss each action for an asbestos-related injury or a silica-related injury that was pending on August 31, 2005, unless a report was served on or after September 1, 2013, that complies with Section 90.003, Section 90.004, or Subsection (f). The MDL pretrial court shall provide for the dismissal of such actions in a case management order entered for that purpose. All such actions shall be dismissed on or before December [August] 31, 2015. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.