House File 725 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  COMMITTEE ON REBUILD IOWA
                                           AND DISASTER RECOVERY

                                       (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 162)


    Passed House, Date               Passed Senate,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to disaster emergency assistance immunity.
  2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  3 TLSB 1879HV 83
  4 tm/rj/8

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 613.17, subsection 1, unnumbered
  1  2 paragraph 1, Code 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    A person, who in good faith renders emergency care or
  1  4 assistance without compensation, shall not be liable for any
  1  5 civil damages for acts or omissions occurring at the place of
  1  6 an emergency or accident or while the person is in transit to
  1  7 or from the emergency or accident or while the person is at or
  1  8 being moved to or from an emergency shelter unless such acts
  1  9 or omissions constitute recklessness or willful and wanton
  1 10 misconduct.  An emergency includes but is not limited to a
  1 11 disaster as defined in section 29C.2 or the period of time
  1 12 immediately following a disaster for which the governor has
  1 13 issued a proclamation of a disaster emergency pursuant to
  1 14 section 29C.6.
  1 15                           EXPLANATION
  1 16    This bill relates to disaster emergency assistance
  1 17 immunity.
  1 18    The bill provides that, during a disaster or in the period
  1 19 of time immediately following a disaster for which the
  1 20 governor has issued a proclamation of disaster emergency, a
  1 21 person who in good faith renders emergency care or assistance
  1 22 without compensation shall not be liable for any civil damages
  1 23 for acts or omissions occurring during the rendering of the
  1 24 emergency assistance at the place of the disaster emergency or
  1 25 while the person is in transit to or from the emergency or
  1 26 while the person is being moved to or from an emergency
  1 27 shelter unless such acts or omissions constitute recklessness
  1 28 or willful and wanton misconduct.
  1 29 LSB 1879HV 83
  1 30 tm/rj/8