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HB 3184 Space Flight Liability and Immunity Act; civil immunity for space flight entities.

Introduced by: Terry G. Kilgore | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Space Flight Liability and Immunity Act; corporate tax exemptions for space flight entities.  Grants immunity to space flight entities providing space flight activities to any participant in a suborbital flight. Space flight entities are required to distribute warning statements to all participants notifying them of their immunity from civil suit. The Act does not provide immunity from gross negligence, situations where the space flight entity has actual knowledge of a dangerous condition, or intentional injuries to the participant. The bill also provides that the provisions of the Act shall expire on July 1, 2012.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Spaceflight Liability and Immunity Act; corporate tax exemptions for spaceflight entities.  Grants immunity to spaceflight entities providing spaceflight activities to any participant in a suborbital flight. Spaceflight entities are required to distribute warning statements to all participants notifying them of their immunity from civil suit. The Act does not provide immunity from gross negligence, situations where the spaceflight entity has actual knowledge of a dangerous condition, or intentional injuries to the participant.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Spaceflight Liability and Immunity Act; corporate tax exemptions for spaceflight entities.  Grants immunity to spaceflight entities providing spaceflight activities to any participant in a suborbital flight. Spaceflight entities are required to distribute warning statements to all participants notifying them of their immunity from civil suit. The Act does not provide immunity from gross negligence, situations where the spaceflight entity has actual knowledge of a dangerous condition, or intentional injuries to the participant. The bill also provides a state corporate income tax exemption for the sale of passenger tickets on a suborbital spaceflight conducted by a spaceflight entity and any gain recognized as a result of resupply services contracts entered with the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services division of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.