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1999 SESSION

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HB 1669 Localities; immunity for certain computer failures.

Introduced by: James F. Almand | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)

Localities; immunity for certain computer failures. Provides that tort actions may not be brought against the Commonwealth’s counties, cities, towns or entities established by one or more local governments to provide public transportation services, or other political subdivisions, or employees or officers thereof based upon the failure of a computer, software program, database, network, information system, firmware, or other device to interpret, produce, calculate, generate, or account for a date which is compatible with the "Year 2000" date change. Acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful misconduct are excluded from the bill’s coverage. The bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Technology and Science.


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