Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
Yes
95
Absent
7
HB16 Alabama 2014 Session
Updated Jul 24, 2021
HB16 Alabama 2014 Session
House Bill
In Second Chamber
Current Status
Regular Session 2014
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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April Weaver SenatorRepublican - Session
- Regular Session 2014
- 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 Actions
S
Pending third reading on day 17 Favorable from Judiciary
S
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 116
H
Third Reading Passed
H
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health
Bill Text
Votes
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature