HB0151 • 2015

Governmental immunity-waiver for hospital employees.

AN ACT relating to governmental immunity; providing a waiver of governmental immunity for damages caused by a violation of whistleblower statutes for medical facilities; and providing for an effective date.

Healthcare Labor

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Representative Connolly
Last action: 2015-03-02
Official status: inactive
Effective date: Not listed

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Bill History

2015-03-02 Senate
S Did Not Consider in CoW
2015-03-02 Senate
S COW
2015-02-25 Senate
S Placed on General File
2015-02-25 Senate
Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0
2015-02-10 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
2015-01-30 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2015-01-30 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-0-0-0
2015-01-29 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2015-01-28 House
H COW:Passed
2015-01-27 House
H Placed on General File
2015-01-27 House
Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2015-01-23 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
2015-01-20 House
H Received for Introduction
2015-01-20 LSO
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2015
STATE OF WYOMING
15LSO-0278
Numbered
2.1

HOUSE BILL

NO.

HB0151

Governmental immunity-waiver for hospital employees.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Connolly, Nicholas, B., Sommers and Wilson and Senator(s) Craft and Hastert

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to governmental immunity; providing a waiver of governmental immunity for damages caused by a violation of whistleblower statutes for medical facilities; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
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W.S. 1
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39
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109 is amended to read:

1
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39
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109
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Liability; medical facilities.

(a)

A governmental entity is liable for damages resulting from bodily injury, wrongful death or property damage caused by the negligence of public employees while acting within the scope of their duties in the operation of
any public hospital or in providing public outpatient health care.

(b)

A governmental entity is liable for damages resulting from a violation of W.S. 35
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2
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910(
b).

Section
2
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This
act is effective July 1,
2015
.

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