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NY S02160
Bill
Status
6/11/2015
Primary Sponsor
Kemp Hannon
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AI Summary
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Provides liability immunity for licensed professional engineers, architects, landscape architects, and land surveyors who voluntarily provide services without compensation (except expense reimbursement) in response to declared national, state, or local disasters or emergencies.
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Immunity applies only to services performed during or within 90 days after termination of the declared emergency, unless extended by gubernatorial executive order.
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Exempts from immunity services performed with wanton, willful, intentional misconduct, or gross negligence.
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Requires that voluntary services be provided at the request or with the consent or approval of a public official, public safety official, law enforcement official, or building inspection official acting in official capacity.
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Does not affect the liability of state or local entities that requested the professional services.
Legislative Description
Enacts the "engineers', architects', landscape architects' and land surveyors' good samaritan act" to protect from liability for personal injury, wrongful death, property damage or other loss professional engineers, architects, landscape architects and land surveyors who render voluntary services, without compensation acting reasonably and in good faith, at the scene of a natural disaster or catastrophe.
Last Action
referred to higher education
6/14/2016