Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on February 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2596
Good samaritan immunity from liability law; extend to architects and engineers who volunteer during disasters.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE CIVIL IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY RESULTING FROM PERSONAL INJURY, WRONGFUL DEATH PROPERTY DAMAGE OR OTHER LOSS CAUSED BY A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER'S OR ARCHITECT'S ACTS, ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF VOLUNTARY PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER EMERGENCY SITUATIONS CAUSED BY CATASTROPHIC EVENTS; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH IMMUNITY DOES NOT APPLY IF THE INJURY RESULTS FROM GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 21 to February 5, 2019, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days
Judiciary, Division AJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the Senate Jan 21 – Feb 5
- Jan 21Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
- Feb 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 21Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeSenate