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MI HB6238

Bill

Status

Introduced

9/16/2020

Primary Sponsor

Ryan Berman

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Origin

House of Representatives

100th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Removes governmental immunity for agencies and employees that knew or should have known an individual committed prior criminal sexual conduct but failed to act or intervene to prevent subsequent criminal sexual conduct.

  • Applies retroactively to pending actions and is intended to express the original legislative intent of the 1964 Governmental Tort Liability Act.

  • Clarifies that criminal prosecution, conviction, or adjudication is not necessary for this liability provision to apply.

  • Does not limit other available causes of action against any persons, including those other than the individual who committed the criminal sexual conduct.

  • Defines "criminal sexual conduct" as conduct prohibited under specified sections of the Michigan Penal Code (MCL 750.520b, 750.520c, 750.520d, 750.520e, and 750.520g).

Legislative Description

Torts: governmental immunity; governmental agency and employee liability for criminal sexual conduct; allow. Amends sec. 7 of 1964 PA 170 (MCL 691.1407) & adds sec. 7d.

Torts: governmental immunity

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 09/16/2020

9/22/2020

Committee Referrals

Judiciary9/16/2020

Full Bill Text

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