SB 277 HFAT CAPITO 3-10 #1

Becker   3258

Delegate Capito moves to amend the title to read as follows:

S.B. 277 - A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §55-19-1, §55-19-2, §55-19-3, §55-19-4, §55-19-5, §55-19-6, §55-19-7, §55-19-8, and §55-19-9  all relating generally to creating the COVID-19 Jobs Protection Act; designating a short title; making legislative findings; setting forth legislative purposes; defining terms; prohibiting certain claims against persons or entities arising from COVID-19, COVID-19 care, or impacted care; extinguishing liability for death or personal injury related to the design, manufacture, or labeling of supplies or personal protective equipment either sold or donated; creating an exception to the extinguishment of claims for persons having actual knowledge of a product defect acting with conscious, reckless, and outrageous indifference to a substantial and unnecessary risk or with actual malice; providing that, when a claim for workers’ compensation benefits is awarded to an employee pursuant to §23-1-1 et seq. of this code for a work-related injury, disease, or death caused by or arising from COVID-19 in the course of and resulting from covered employment, such claim for workers’ compensation benefits shall be the sole and exclusive remedy for such injury, disease, or death; providing that, except for §55-19-5 and §55-19-6, limitations on liability shall not apply to any person, employee or agent, who engaged in intentional conduct with actual malice; providing for severability of provisions; adding retro activity of act  to January 1, 2020; clarifying that no new cause of action is created nor defense limited by the act; and clarifying that the article does not affect duties or rights arising from contract. 

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Adopted

Rejected