SB 5067 Virginia Senate · 2020, 1st Special Session

COVID-19 virus; immunity from civil claims related to transmission of or exposure to the virus.

Summary
Immunity from civil claims related to the transmissionof or exposure to the COVID-19 virus; emergency. Provides immunityto a person, as defined in the bill, from civil causes of actionarising from any act or omission alleged to have resulted in thecontraction of or exposure to the COVID-19 virus, provided such personhas complied with applicable and the most recent federal, state,and local laws, policies, procedures, and guidance regarding COVID-19.The bill requires every person to provide, with respect to any premisesowned by the person or under the person's possession, custody, orcontrol, reasonable notice of actions taken by the person for thepurpose of reducing the risk of transmission of COVID-19 to individualspresent on the premises. The bill contains an emergency clause andspecifies that the provisions apply to claims arising no later than180 days after the expiration or revocation of all states of emergencydeclared by the Governor related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2020
Committee Review
Aug 2020
Senate Passage
Aug 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Aug 17, 2020 Last action Sep 2, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Sep 2, 2020

How they voted

37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Sep 2, 2020
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
16 Yea 3
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Sep 2, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0-3)
senate
Aug 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Aug 26, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (10-Y 3-N)
upper
Aug 26, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Aug 17, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Aug 17, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 08/18/20 20200640D
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.