HB149 Alabama 2013 Session
Bill Summary
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
To amend Section 6-5-332 of the Code of Alabama 1975, the Good Samaritan Law, to 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. Such 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.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2013 | S | Pending third reading on day 29 Favorable from Judiciary |
| May 7, 2013 | S | Holtzclaw table Holtzclaw motion to recommit adopted Roll Call 843 |
| May 2, 2013 | S | Bussman motion to table Smitherman motion to rerefer adopted Roll Call 699 |
| May 2, 2013 | S | Smitherman motion to rerefer |
| May 7, 2013 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| May 2, 2013 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
| April 25, 2013 | H | Beckman intended to vote Yea |
| April 25, 2013 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 849 |
| April 25, 2013 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| February 21, 2013 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 5, 2013 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health |