Military: liability.
Summary
Existing law states that members of the militia in active service shall not be liable civilly or criminally for any act done by them in the performance of their duty. This bill would state that an act of sexual harassment, sexual assault, reprisal in response to a whistleblower complaint, as specified, and felony criminal offenses shall be deemed to not be done in the performance of the member's duty.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 21, 2020
Last action May 12, 2020
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
2
May 12, 2020
Committee
Referral to Com. on JUD. rescinded due to the shortened 2020 Legislative Calendar.
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Committee
Referred to Coms. on V.A. and JUD.
upper
Feb 21, 2020
Introduced
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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