1996 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 159

File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1103/91 - JUD
Sponsored By:
Senators Stone, Green, and Dorman
Entitled:
Defenses - "Fireman's Rule" Abolished

Synopsis:

Eliminating, as a defense, the common law doctrine known as the "Fireman's Rule" which prevents a safety officer from recovering for injuries the officer sustained or any similar rule that operates to deny a safety officer recovery in an action at law or authorized by statute based on negligence of a person in causing injuries to a safety officer or an owner or occupier of land or premises that caused harm to a safety officer; and establishing that the Act does not affect specified other defenses, privileges, immunities, or rights.

Legislative History

Senate Action
1/17
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Hearing 1/25 at 1:00 p.m.
3/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/7
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/11
Third Reading Passed (43-3)
House Action
3/12
First Reading Judiciary
3/13
Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Sponsored by:
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
AMBULANCES -see also- EMERGENCIES, RESCUE SQUADS
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
DAMAGES
FIRE PROTECTION
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPT. OF
LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
RESCUE SQUADS -see also- AMBULANCES, EMERGENCIES
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 5-309.3 , 5-309.3 , 5-309.4 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:
Senate
Number: 268337/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 7, 1996 at: 12:27 Status: Adopted