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 defined in 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, provided such person has complied with applicablefederal, state, and local policies, procedures, and guidance regardingCOVID-19. The bill further provides immunity to persons who design,manufacture, label, or distribute any personal protective equipmentin response to the COVID-19 virus from any civil cause of actionarising out of the use of such equipment. The bill contains an emergency clause, and the immunities provided by such bill expire two yearsafter the expiration or revocation of all states of emergency declaredby the Governor related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Last action Feb 5, 2021
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/13/21 21100670D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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