Virginia House Bill 2143 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-05 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Immunity from civil claims related to the transmission of or exposure to the COVID-19 virus and uses of personal protective equipment; emergency. Provides immunity to persons, as defined in the bill, from civil causes of action arising from any act or omission alleged to have resulted in the contraction of or exposure to the COVID-19 virus, provided such person has complied with applicable federal, state, and local policies, procedures, and guidance regarding COVID-19. The bill further provides immunity to persons who design, manufacture, label, or distribute any personal protective equipment in response to the COVID-19 virus from any civil cause of action arising out of the use of such equipment. The bill contains an emergency clause, and the immunities provided by such bill expire two years after the expiration or revocation of all states of emergency declared by the Governor related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 virus; immunity from civil claims related to the transmission of or exposure to the virus.

Del. Jason Miyares [R]

Del. Mark Cole [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-05	House	Left in Courts of Justice
2021-01-12	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2021-01-12	House	Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/13/21 21100670D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HB2143
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB2143+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB2143F122+PDF