HB231 Alabama 2013 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2013
Title
Good Samaritan Law, providers of safe shelter in severe weather, granted civil immunity for providing safe shelter, Act 2011-579, 2011 Reg. Sess., am'd; Sec. 6-5-332 am'd
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, certain persons who
render assistance at the scene of an accident or
emergency situation are in certain circumstances
granted civil immunity for their actions</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide civil immunity to an
entity or individual that provides access to a safe
place in times of severe weather to any person if
the entity or individual was acting in good faith
and the damage or injury was not caused by the
willful or wanton negligence or misconduct of the
entity or individual</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 6-5-332 of the Code of Alabama
1975, as amended by Act 2011-579 of the 2011 Regular Session,
(Acts 2011, p. 1253), the Good Samaritan Law, to provide civil
immunity to an entity or individual that provides access to a
safe place in times of severe weather to any person if the
entity or individual was acting in good faith and the damage
or injury was not caused by the willful or wanton negligence
or misconduct of the entity or individual.
</p>
Subjects
Civil Procedure
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2013 | S | Judiciary first Amendment Offered |
| May 7, 2013 | S | Pending third reading on day 29 Favorable from Judiciary with 1 amendment |
| May 7, 2013 | S | Marsh table Marsh motion to recommit adopted Roll Call 846 |
| May 2, 2013 | S | Bussman motion to table Smitherman motion to rerefer adopted Roll Call 703 |
| May 2, 2013 | S | Smitherman motion to rerefer |
| May 7, 2013 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| May 2, 2013 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
| April 25, 2013 | H | Engrossed |
| April 25, 2013 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 859 |
| April 25, 2013 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 858 |
| April 25, 2013 | H | Public Safety and Homeland Security Amendment Offered |
| April 25, 2013 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| March 7, 2013 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| February 12, 2013 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB231 Alabama 2013 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | HB231 Alabama 2013 Session - Engrossed |