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SB 845 Volunteer first responders; immunity from civil liability when in route to an emergency.
Introduced by: William M. Stanley, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Immunity for volunteer first responders en route to an emergency. Provides that no volunteer firefighter or volunteer emergency services personnel shall be liable for any injury to persons or property arising out of the operation of an emergency vehicle when such volunteer is en route to respond to a fire or to render emergency care or assistance to any ill or injured person at the scene of an accident, fire, or life-threatening emergency and the emergency vehicle displays warning lights and sounds a siren, exhaust whistle, or air horn, unless such injury results from gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. Such immunity shall be in addition to, not in lieu of, any other applicable immunity provided by state or federal law.
FULL TEXT
- 01/05/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100727D pdf
- 01/21/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15103727D-S1 pdf
- 02/20/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15105052D-H1 pdf
- 03/06/15 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB845ER) pdf
- 03/23/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0417) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/05/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100727D
- 01/05/15 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/21/15 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15103727D-S1
- 01/23/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/15 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/23/15 Senate: Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/15 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/26/15 Senate: Read second time
- 01/26/15 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/26/15 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 15103727D-S1
- 01/26/15 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB845S1
- 01/27/15 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/15 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/30/15 House: Read first time
- 01/30/15 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/10/15 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
- 02/11/15 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/15 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15105052D-H1
- 02/23/15 House: Read second time
- 02/24/15 House: Read third time
- 02/24/15 House: Committee substitute agreed to 15105052D-H1
- 02/24/15 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB845H1
- 02/24/15 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/15 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/15 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/15 Senate: Title replaced 15105052D-H1
- 03/06/15 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/06/15 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB845ER)
- 03/06/15 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/15 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/15 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/10/15
- 03/10/15 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
- 03/23/15 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 417 (effective 7/1/15)
- 03/23/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0417)