SB 5098 Virginia Senate · 2020, 1st Special Session

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

Summary
Immunity from civil claims related to the transmissionof or exposure to the COVID-19 virus and uses of personal protectiveequipment; emergency. Provides immunity to persons, as definedin the bill, from civil causes of action arising from any act oromission alleged to have resulted in the contraction of or exposureto the COVID-19 virus. The bill further provides immunity to personswho design, manufacture, label, or distribute any personal protectiveequipment in response to the COVID-19 virus from any civil causeof action arising out of the use of such equipment. The bill containsan emergency clause, and the immunities provided by such bill expiretwo years 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 18, 2020 Last action Aug 26, 2020
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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Aug 26, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (7-Y 5-N 1-A)
upper
Aug 18, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Aug 18, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 08/18/20 20200799D
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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