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1995 SESSION

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SB 791 Immunity for poison control centers.

Introduced by: Joseph V. Gartlan, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Immunity for poison control centers. Provides immunity from civil liability for poison control centers and their employees as well as entities operating poison control centers, acting in good faith and without gross negligence or willful misconduct, in advising individuals via telephone or other means of communication regarding the ingestion or application of substances.

The poison control centers must be established by the State Board of Health as part of a new statewide poison control system and meet national standards. The statewide system is established under separate legislation.

FULL TEXT

• 01/17/95  Senate: Presented & ordered printed LD8539759  pdf
• 02/07/95  Senate: Printed as engrossed LD8539759-E  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/17/95  Senate: Presented & ordered printed LD8539759
• 01/17/95  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/31/95  Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Civil Law/Judiciary
• 02/06/95  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amd. (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/95  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/95  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/95  Senate: Read second time
• 02/07/95  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/07/95  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/07/95  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/07/95  Senate: Printed as engrossed LD8539759-E
• 02/07/95  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/95  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/95  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/95  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/95  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/08/95  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/09/95  House: Read first time
• 02/09/95  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/13/95  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 3/4
• 02/20/95  House: No action taken by Courts of Justice by voice vote