Associated Press - June 9, 2009 4:54 PM ET

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A second Senate committee will consider a bill to reimburse people whose homes have Chinese drywall that's blamed for health troubles.

Sen. Julie Quinn's bill originally would have allowed homeowners who used the drywall in their houses to sue the makers, distributors and sellers of the material for damages and attorney fees.

But the Metairie Republican had the bill rewritten on Tuesday to delete the litigation provisions. She instead proposed that homeowners with the drywall be reimbursed by the state, with tax credits for the cost of the drywall.

Senate President Joel Chaisson, a Destrehan Democrat, ordered the amended bill to the Senate's tax committee, which considers all tax credit bills. The measure already won approval from a Senate judiciary panel chaired by Quinn.

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