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Senate narrows business liability protections to COVID-19 claims, adopts disclosure amendment
Summary
First Substitute Senate Bill 3,007 was approved after the Senate narrowed immunity to COVID-19 claims, excluded reckless and intentional conduct, and adopted an amendment requiring premises to post disclosure; debate centered on trade-offs between protecting businesses and preserving access to legal remedies.
The Utah Senate passed First Substitute Senate Bill 3,007 on April 23 after narrowing its scope to provide civil-immunity protections specifically for COVID-19 exposure claims while carving out willful and reckless conduct.
Sponsor (floor presentation) framed the legislation as an effort to reassure businesses and institutions as the economy reopens. "The thought was...we should give those businesses some assurances as they work to give their customers assurances that they will get immunity from these types…
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