Relating to civil immunity for volunteers fighting wildfires.
Summary
Makes person voluntarily fighting wildfire immune from civil liability for injury resulting from good faith performance of firefighting efforts. Creates exceptions.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Jan 14, 2019
Signed Jun 4, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 10, 2019 · House May 23, 2019
How they voted
29–0
Passed
Total votes 29
Apr 10, 2019
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Jun 4, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
May 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
May 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
May 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Stark. Passed.
lower
May 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Apr 18, 2019
Committee
Referred to Judiciary.
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Hansell. Passed.
upper
Apr 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Jan 15, 2019
Committee
Referred to Judiciary.
upper
Jan 14, 2019
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
2 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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