Senate Study Bill 1099 



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
                                            REBUILD IOWA BILL BY
                                            CHAIRPERSON HOGG)


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  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 1879SC 83
  4 tm/rj/8

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  613.17A  VOLUNTEER DISASTER
  1  2 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE IMMUNITY.
  1  3    During a disaster as defined in section 29C.2 or in the
  1  4 period immediately following a disaster for which the governor
  1  5 has issued a proclamation of disaster emergency pursuant to
  1  6 section 29C.6, a person who in good faith renders emergency
  1  7 assistance without compensation shall not be liable for any
  1  8 civil damages for acts or omissions occurring during the
  1  9 rendering of the emergency assistance at the place of the
  1 10 disaster emergency unless such acts or omissions constitute
  1 11 recklessness.
  1 12                           EXPLANATION
  1 13    This bill relates to disaster emergency assistance
  1 14 immunity.
  1 15    The bill provides that, during a disaster or in the period
  1 16 immediately following a disaster for which the governor has
  1 17 issued a proclamation of disaster emergency, a person who in
  1 18 good faith renders emergency assistance without compensation
  1 19 shall not be liable for any civil damages for acts or
  1 20 omissions occurring during the rendering of the emergency
  1 21 assistance at the place of the disaster emergency unless such
  1 22 acts or omissions constitute recklessness.
  1 23 LSB 1879SC 83
  1 24 tm/rj/8