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2012 SESSION
HB 503 Shelters of last resort; civil immunity during disasters.
Introduced by: Rosalyn R. Dance | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Shelters of last resort; immunity. Provides civil immunity, except in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct, to persons who own or control property used as a shelter of last resort in response to a disaster. A shelter of last resort is defined as a place of refuge that provides short-term protection for persons who have been displaced by a disaster, but does not necessarily provide life-sustaining services. Such immunity only attaches if a request to use such property as a shelter of last resort was made by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management or a local emergency management organization and a state or local emergency has been or is subsequently declared.
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HISTORY
- 01/10/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103078D
- 01/10/12 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/13/12 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 01/18/12 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
- 02/14/12 House: Left in Courts of Justice