NY A01269 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-2)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-06-14 - print number 1269a
Pending: Assembly Higher Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 7 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-06-14 - print number 1269a
Pending: Assembly Higher Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
To provide professional engineers, architects, landscape architects and land surveyors immunity from liability for providing volunteer services funding during times of crisis and catastrophe. Such immunity would not be applied in cases of wanton, willful, or intentional misconduct, nor to services provided after 90 days of the emergency. This legislation shall not affect the liability of any government which requests a volunteer to perform these services.
Title
Enacts the "engineers', architects', landscape architects' and land surveyors' good samaritan act" to protect from liability for personal injury, wrongful death, property damage or other loss professional engineers, architects, landscape architects and land surveyors who render voluntary services, without compensation, at the scene of a natural disaster or catastrophe.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-06-14 | print number 1269a | |
| 2010-06-14 | amend and recommit to higher education | |
| 2010-01-06 | referred to higher education | |
| 2009-01-07 | referred to higher education |
Same As/Similar To
S3720 (Same As) 2010-06-25 - referred to higher education
