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HB149 Alabama 2013 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021
HB149 Alabama 2013 Session
House Bill
Expired
Current Status
Regular Session 2013
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Session
Regular Session 2013
Title
Civil Procedure, certain caregiver volunteers immune from civil action, Sec. 6-5-332 am'd.
Description

Under existing law, certain persons in certain circumstances are granted civil immunity for their actions.

This bill would provide civil immunity to any person who volunteers without cost to provide temporary care under the direction of the primary home caregiver for a person who has a disability or a chronic illness. A volunteer who, in good faith, performs the care without making any charge for goods or services therefor may not be liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission by the volunteer in rendering the care or as a result of any act or failure to act to provide or arrange for care for the person with a disability or a chronic illness, if the volunteer acts as a reasonably prudent person would have acted under the same or similar circumstances.

Subjects
Civil Procedure

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

April 25, 2013 House Passed
Yes 94
Abstained 1
Absent 9

Bussman motion to table Smitherman motion to rerefer

May 2, 2013 Senate Passed
Yes 16
No 10
Absent 9

Holtzclaw table Holtzclaw motion to recommit

May 7, 2013 Senate Passed
Yes 17
No 10
Absent 8

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature