Emergency Services and Disaster Law; immunity from liability, sheriffs' offices and regional jails.
Summary
Emergency Services and Disaster Law; immunityfrom liability; sheriffs' offices and regional jails. Clarifiesthat sheriffs' offices and regional jails are considered public agencies for purposes of immunity from liability for the death of, or anyinjury to, persons or damage to property resulting from emergencyservices activities provided while complying with or attempting tocomply with the Emergency Services and Disaster Law or any rule,regulation, or executive order promulgated pursuant to the provisionsof the Emergency Services and Disaster Law.
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 Aug 26, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Aug 26, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 5-N)
upper
Aug 17, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Aug 17, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200279D
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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