CHAPTER NUMBER: 277
File Code: Business Regulation and Occupations
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1300/93 - ECM
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Bissett and Harkins
- Entitled:
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Professional Engineers - Voluntary Practice of Engineering at Scene of
Emergency, Disaster, or Catastrophic Event - Immunity
Establishing that a professional engineer is not liable for any loss
caused by an act, error, or omission of the professional engineer
while practicing engineering if the act, error, or omission was not
wanton, willful, or intentional and the practice of engineering was
performed voluntarily and without compensation, at the scene of an
emergency, disaster, or catastrophic event, and at the request of a
designated official; acting in an official capacity under specified
circumstances; etc.
House Action
- 2/6
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/5
- Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/20
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/21
- Third Reading Passed (134-1)
- 4/29
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 277
Senate Action
- 3/24
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/25
- Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/7
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Motion 2rdgs same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Green) Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (44-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Phillip D. Bissett, District 30
- Delegate James M. Harkins, District 35A
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- EMERGENCIES -see also- AMBULANCES; RESCUE SQUADS
- ENGINEERS
- LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
- VOLUNTEERS
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
5-399.8
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
- House
- Number: 031185/2 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 20, 1997 at: 10:55
Status: Adopted