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SF0094 • 2011

Liability for emergency equipment donations.

AN ACT relating to immunity; providing civil and criminal immunity as specified for the donation of emergency responder equipment; providing definitions; limiting the sale of donated equipment; specifying the applicability of the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Johnson
Last action
2011-02-22
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
2/22/2011

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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SF0094HS001

Standing Committee • H01

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H01

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SF0094SS001

Standing Committee • HINES

Filed

Plain English: Filed Standing Committee by HINES

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SF0094SS001.01

Standing Committee • HINES

Adopted, Corrected

Plain English: Adopted, Corrected Standing Committee by HINES

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SF0094SS001.02

Standing Committee • HINES

Failed, Corrected

Plain English: Failed, Corrected Standing Committee by HINES

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Bill History

  1. 2011-02-22 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2011-02-22 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA0037

  3. 2011-02-18 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0037

  4. 2011-02-16 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0037

  5. 2011-02-16 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA0037

  6. 2011-02-16 Senate

    S Did Concur

  7. 2011-02-16 Senate

    S Received for Concurrence

  8. 2011-02-16 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  9. 2011-02-15 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  10. 2011-02-14 House

    H Passed CoW

  11. 2011-02-14 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  12. 2011-02-14 House

    Amendment Adopted

  13. 2011-02-09 House

    H Placed on General File

  14. 2011-02-09 House

    H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  15. 2011-02-03 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01

  16. 2011-02-02 House

    H Received for Introduction

  17. 2011-02-01 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  18. 2011-01-31 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  19. 2011-01-28 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  20. 2011-01-28 Senate

    Amendment Failed

  21. 2011-01-28 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  22. 2011-01-28 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  23. 2011-01-27 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  24. 2011-01-27 Senate

    S03 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  25. 2011-01-20 Senate

    S Rereferred to S03

  26. 2011-01-13 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S01

  27. 2011-01-12 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  28. 2011-01-11 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

SF0094

Bill
No.:
SF0094

Drafter:

IDS

LSO
No.:

11LSO-0469

Effective Date:

2/22/2011

Enrolled
Act No.:

SEA0037

Chapter
No.:

65

Prime
Sponsor:

Senator Johnson

Catch
Title:

Liability for emergency equipment donations.

Subject:

Immunity
for donations of emergency equipment.

Summary/Major
Elements:

●

This bill provides that any person who donates
surplus emergency response equipment to any emergency responder shall not be
liable for damages in any civil action or subject to prosecution in any
criminal proceeding resulting from the nature, age, condition or packaging of
the equipment;

●

The bill provides an exception for grossly
negligent, willful, wanton or reckless acts of a donor.

●

The bill specifies that the governmental claims
act will control in case of conflict with the bill's provisions.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0094

ENROLLED ACT NO. 37, SENATE

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2011 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
immunity; providing civil and criminal immunity as specified for the donation of emergency responder equipment; providing definitions; specifying the applicability of the Wyoming
G
overnmental
C
laims
A
ct;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S. 1
‑
1
‑
131 is created to read:

1
‑
1
‑
131
.

Donat
ion of
emergency
responder equipment
;
exemption fro
m civil and criminal liability; definitions
; relation to other law.

(a)

A
ny person who
donates surplus
emergency response
equipment to
any emergency responder
shall not be liable for damages in any civil action or subject to prosecution in any criminal proceeding resulting
from the nature, age, condition
or packaging of such equipment; except that this exemption shall not apply to the grossly negligent,
willful, wanton
or reckless acts of donors
.

(b
)

As used in this section:

(i
)

"
Emergency responder"
means
as provided
in
W.S. 35
‑
9
‑
152(a)(i)
;

(ii
)

"
Emergency response equipment" means
all equipment designed for or typically used in
the course of performing the duties required of an emergency responder
.

(
c
)

Should any
grant of immunity, exception or imposition of liability within the
Wyoming
G
overnmental
C
laims
A
ct, W.S. 1
‑
39
‑
101 through 1
‑
39
‑
121
,
conflict with any provision of this section, the Wyoming
G
overnmental
C
laims
A
ct shall prevail.

Section 2.
This act is effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
u
tion.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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