Legislation

Title: Civil Actions – Duty to Render Assistance (First Responder Safety Act)
Sponsored by: Delegate Lisanti
Status: In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring an individual to provide reasonable assistance to certain first responders who are under threat of or have incurred serious physical injury if providing such assistance does not endanger self or others; establishing a $250 civil penalty for a violation of the Act; providing civil immunity for a certain individual who renders reasonable assistance to another individual under the Act subject to certain limitations; etc.

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Original:: Judiciary

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Introduced in a prior session as: HB1053 Session: 2019 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2020

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/22/2020 Legislative Date 1/22/2020 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/22/2020 Legislative Date 1/22/2020 Action Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Civil Actions – Duty to Render Assistance (First Responder Safety Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/28/2020 Legislative Date 1/28/2020 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/28/2020 Legislative Date 1/28/2020 Action Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/26/2020 Legislative Date 2/26/2020 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/02/2020 Legislative Date 3/02/2020 Action Withdrawn by Sponsor Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/22/2020	1/22/2020	First Reading Judiciary
House	1/22/2020	1/22/2020	Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Civil Actions – Duty to Render Assistance (First Responder Safety Act)
House	1/28/2020	1/28/2020	Hearing canceled
House	1/28/2020	1/28/2020	Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
House	2/26/2020	2/26/2020	Hearing canceled
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/02/2020	3/02/2020	Withdrawn by Sponsor

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