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CA AB635
Bill
AI Summary
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Redefines "space flight entity" to mean a public or private entity holding a federal license, permit, or authorization for space flight activities, eliminating the separate category of "space flight manufacturer."
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Requires space flight entities to have both participants and crewmembers sign a warning statement acknowledging the inherent risks of space flight activities and their voluntary participation.
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Limits civil liability of space flight entities for participant or crewmember injuries arising from space flight activities if proper informed consent procedures are followed, except in cases of gross negligence, willful misconduct, intentional harm, or extraordinarily dangerous conditions not inherent to space flight.
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Establishes that space flight entities cannot be held strictly liable for personal injury or wrongful death resulting from space flight activities.
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Maintains liability exceptions when a space flight entity had actual knowledge or reasonably should have known of an extraordinarily dangerous condition that is not inherent to space flight activities and that condition proximately causes injury or death.
Legislative Description
Space flight liability and immunity.
Last Action
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2/1/2024