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2009 SESSION
HB 1983 Governor-declared emergency; provides civil immunity for private & charitable organizations.
Introduced by: Jennifer L. McClellan | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Emergency response; liability. Provides civil immunity for private and charitable organizations providing resources and assistance, without compensation, pursuant to a governor-declared emergency or during a formal emergency management training exercise, and at the request of the State Department of Emergency Management or a local emergency management employee. The immunity would not apply in instances of gross negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/09 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098553815 pdf
- 03/09/09 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1983ER) pdf
- 03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0233) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/13/09 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098553815
- 01/13/09 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/09 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 01/19/09 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting
- 01/21/09 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/09 House: Read first time
- 01/26/09 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/27/09 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/28/09 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/11/09 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/23/09 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/09 Senate: Read third time
- 02/25/09 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/25/09 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/25/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/25/09 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/09 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/26/09 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/09 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/09 House: Enrolled
- 03/09/09 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1983ER)
- 03/10/09 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/09 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0233)
- 03/30/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 233 (effective 7/1/09)