Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1396: The Asbestos Action Over-Naming Reform Act; create to regulate.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO CREATE THE ASBESTOS ACTION OVER-NAMING REFORM ACT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 11-68-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ENACT A SHORT TITLE; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 11-68-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ENACT DEFINITIONS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 11-68-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PLAINTIFF DISCLOSURES; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 11-68-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR DISMISSAL OF AN ASBESTOS ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 11-68-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MAKE TRANSITION PROVISIONS TO CONFORM TO THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 11-67-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 11-67-9 AND 11-67-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REGULATE DISCOVERY IN ASBESTOS LITIGATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to create the asbestos action over-naming reform act; to create new section 11-68-1, mississippi code of 1972, to enact a short title; to create new section 11-68-3, mississippi code of 1972, to enact definitions; to create new section 11-68-5, mississippi code of 1972, to require additional plaintiff disclosures; to create new section 11-68-7, mississippi code of 1972, to provide for dismissal of an asbestos action without prejudice; to create new section 11-68-9, mississippi code of 1972, to make transition provisions to conform to this act…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO CREATE THE ASBESTOS ACTION OVER-NAMING REFORM ACT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 11-68-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ENACT A SHORT TITLE; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 11-68-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ENACT DEFINITIONS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 11-68-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PLAINTIFF DISCLOSURES; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 11-68-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR DISMISSAL OF AN ASBESTOS ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 11-68-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MAKE TRANSITION PROVISIONS TO CONFORM TO THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 11-67-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 11-67-9 AND 11-67-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REGULATE DISCOVERY IN ASBESTOS LITIGATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. The following section shall be codified as Section 11-68-1, Mississippi Code of 1972: 11-68-1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Asbestos Action Over-Naming Reform Act." SECTION 2. The following section shall be codified as Section 11-68-3, Mississippi Code of 1972: 11-68-3. Definitions. The following words and phrases as used in this chapter have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: *HR43/R1476.1* H. B. No. 1396 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR43/R1476.1 PAGE …