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
100% Yea
R
Republican19
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.
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