EFFECTIVE DATE. The Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act shall apply to all asbestos or silica claims filed on or after November 1, 2009. The Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act shall also apply to any pending asbestos or silica claims in which trial has not commenced by November 1, 2009, except that any provisions of these sections which would be unconstitutional if applied retroactively shall be applied prospectively.

Laws 2009, HB 1603, c. 228, § 65, eff. November 1, 2009.