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Committee hears bill to protect rescuers who break into cars to save people or pets
Summary
The Law & Justice Committee on March 13 heard public testimony on House Bill 1046, a proposal from Representative Levitt to grant civil immunity to people who damage a motor vehicle while removing a vulnerable person or domestic animal.
The Law & Justice Committee on March 13 heard public testimony on House Bill 1046, a proposal from Representative Levitt to grant civil immunity to people who damage a motor vehicle while removing a vulnerable person or domestic animal.
Staff counsel Patrick Moore summarized the measure for the committee: “House Bill 1046 grants immunity to civil liability for damage done to motor vehicles caused by people rescuing vulnerable persons or domestic animals from those vehicles.” Moore listed five conditions the bill would…
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