Indiana House Bill 1002

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 2 2021 - 50% progression
Action: 2021-02-23 - First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

Civil immunity related to COVID-19. Protects health care providers from professional discipline for certain acts or omissions arising from a disaster emergency unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence, willful or wanton misconduct, or intentional misrepresentation. Provides that a health care provider is not protected from professional discipline for actions that are outside the skills, education, and training of the health care provider, unless certain circumstances apply. Specifies that orders and recommendations issued by local, state, and federal government agencies and officials during a state disaster emergency do not create new causes of action or new legal duties. Specifies that the orders and recommendations are presumed irrelevant to the issue of the existence of a duty or breach of a duty. Specifies that the orders and recommendations are inadmissible at trial to establish that a new cause of action has been created or proof of a duty or a breach of a duty. Prohibits filing a class action lawsuit against a defendant in a civil action allowed by the statute. Specifies that a governmental entity or employee is not liable if a loss results from an act or omission arising from COVID-19 unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence, willful or wanton misconduct, or intentional misrepresentation. Provides that a person is not liable to a claimant for loss, damage, injury, or death arising from COVID-19 unless the claimant proves by clear and convincing evidence that the person caused the loss, damage, injury, or death by an act or omission constituting gross negligence, willful or wanton misconduct, or intentional misrepresentation. Provides immunity from civil liability to certain persons, entities, and facilities providing health care and other services for certain acts or omissions related to the provision of health care services and other services during a state disaster emergency.

Civil immunity related to COVID-19.

Rep. Gerald Torr [R]	Rep. John Young [R]	Rep. Chris Jeter [R]	Rep. Matthew Lehman [R]
Sen. Mark Messmer [R]	Sen. Elizabeth Brown [R]	Sen. Aaron Freeman [R]

2021-02-01 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 76 N: 21 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-01-28 - House - House - Amendment #2 (DeLaney) failed (Y: 28 N: 65 NV: 2 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2021-01-25 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 9 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-23	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-02-02	House	Referred to the Senate
2021-02-01	House	Senate sponsors: Senators Messmer, Brown L, Freeman
2021-02-01	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 23: yeas 76, nays 21
2021-01-28	House	Amendment #2 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 11: yeas 28, nays 65
2021-01-28	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2021-01-26	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2021-01-04	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-01-04	House	Coauthored by Representatives Young J, Jeter, Lehman
2021-01-04	House	Authored by Representative Torr

Type	Source
Summary	http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/house/1002/
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/5/7/0/e5701b8f/HB1002.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/b/4/b/ab4bf566/HB1002.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/3/7/4/43745833/HB1002.02.COMH.pdf
Amendment	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/0/e/5/c0e5282a/HB1002.02.COMH.AMH001.pdf
Amendment	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/7/c/6/77c6660c/HB1002.02.COMH.AMH002.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/c/2/0/1c20ecc7/HB1002.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/3/e/0/f3e04027/HB1002.01.INTR.FN002.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/6/a/d/c6ad658c/HB1002.02.COMH.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/8/b/3/28b3dfc0/HB1002.01.INTR.CRH001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/a/1/8/da182d11/HB1002.02.COMH.FN002.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/8/a/e/b8aedc02/HB1002.02.COMH.FN003.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/4/e/4/a4e47386/HB1002.01.INTR.04.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/c/b/c/ccbc474f/HB1002.11_H.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/5/c/8/c5c8349b/HB1002.23_H.pdf