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SC H3698

SC H3698
Liability protection


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Introduced
01/14/2021
In Committee
01/14/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/12/2022

Introduced Session

124th General Assembly

Bill Summary

Provide Liability Protections For A Limited Time Period For Health Care Providers And Businesses That Follow Public Health Guidance In Response To The Coronavirus Public Health Emergency; To State The Purposes Of This Joint Resolution To Protect Against Liability For Businesses During The Coronavirus Public Health Emergency; To Provide Definitions For Covered Entity, Covered Individual, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Claim, And Public Health Guidance; To State The Liability Protection For Covered Entities And Covered Individuals For Coronavirus Claims; To State That Defenses Are Cumulative; To Provide That The Provisions Of This Joint Resolution Are Severable; To Provide That In The Case Of A Conflict Of Law Between This Joint Resolution Any Other Law Of This State, The Provisions Of This Joint Resolution Shall Prevail, And To Provide For The Effective Date Of The Joint Resolution To Be Upon Approval By The Governor And For Its Provisions To Be Retroactive And Effective As Of March 13, 2020, The Date Upon Which The Governor Declared A Public Health Emergency Relating To Coronavirus.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (46)

Tommy Pope (R)* Merita Allison (R),  Carl Anderson (D),  Nathan Ballentine (R),  Justin Bamberg (D),  Bart Blackwell (R),  Jeff Bradley (R),  Bruce Bryant (R),  Mike Burns (R),  Micah Caskey (R),  Sylleste Davis (R),  Jason Elliott (R),  Shannon Erickson (R),  Raye Felder (R),  Cal Forrest (R),  Craig Gagnon (R),  Doug Gilliam (R),  Patrick Haddon (R),  Lee Hewitt (R),  Davey Hiott (R),  Bill Hixon (R),  Chip Huggins (R),  Max Hyde (R),  Joseph Jefferson (D),  Stewart Jones (R),  Jay Jordan (R),  Steven Long (R),  Rick Martin (R),  R.J. May (R),  Sandy McGarry (R),  Travis Moore (R),  Dennis Moss (R),  Chardale Murray (D),  Brandon Newton (R),  Weston Newton (R),  Roger Nutt (R),  Melissa Oremus (R),  Russell Ott (D),  Bill Sandifer (R),  Mark Smith (R),  Bill Taylor (R),  Anne Thayer (R),  David Weeks (D),  Jay West (R),  Chris Wooten (R),  Richie Yow (R), 

Last Action

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor (on 02/10/2021)

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