An Act to provide liability protections for health care workers and facilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Senate, April 16, 2020 -- The committee on Senate Ways and Means to whom was referred the Senate Bill to provide liability protections for health care workers and facilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic (Senate, No. 2635), - reported, in part, a "Bill to provide liability protections for health care workers and facilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic." (Senate, No. 2640)
Bill Information
Bill Information
- Sponsor:
- Senate Committee on Ways and Means
Emergency Preamble
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purposes, which are to make certain changes in law in response to a public health emergency, each of which is immediately necessary to carry out to accomplish important public purposes, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health and convenience.
Bill History
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 4/16/2020 | Senate | Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| 4/16/2020 | Senate | Reported on a part of S2635 |
| 4/16/2020 | Senate | Bill reported favorably by committee |
| 4/16/2020 | Senate | Amendment #1 (Chang-Diaz) rejected |
| 4/16/2020 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 4/16/2020 | Senate | Read second |
| 4/16/2020 | Senate | Ordered to a third reading |
| 4/16/2020 | Senate | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 4/17/2020 | House | Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, rules suspended, read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 4/17/2020 | House | Emergency preamble adopted |
| 4/17/2020 | Senate | Emergency preamble adopted |
| 4/17/2020 | House | Enacted |
| 4/17/2020 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 4/17/2020 | Executive | Singed by the Governor, Chapter 64 of the Acts of 2020 |
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