HB2605 S JUD AMT #1 2-28

Davis  7880

The Committee on the Judiciary moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill 2605—A Bill to amend and reenact §55-7-15 and §55-7-17 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to actions for injuries; providing that persons who in good faith render or provide emergency care, or assistance to a person at the scene of an accident, emergency, or disaster, voluntarily and without remuneration, are not liable for civil damages for acts or omissions at the scene; providing that persons trained in a qualified program of emergency services who in good faith renders or provides advice, assistance, equipment, or materials at the scene of an actual or threatened accident, emergency, or disaster, voluntarily and without remuneration, are not liable for civil damages for acts or omissions at the scene; allowing reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses for equipment and materials without losing immunity; and defining terms.

Adopted

Rejected