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Senate committee advances bill shielding veteran crisis responders from civil liability
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee on a voice vote approved Senate Bill 48, which would provide Good Samaritan civil-liability protection for volunteer veteran crisis-response teams such as We Are The 22; supporters said the measure fills a gap in state law and protects volunteers who act in good faith.
Senator Johnson introduced Senate Bill 48 and told the Senate Judiciary Committee the bill aims to protect volunteers who respond to veterans in crisis from civil liability when they act in good faith. "Basically, we grant Good Samaritan protection to people who reach out and try to help others and to make sure they're not held civilly liable for the actions that they make in good faith," the sponsor said.
Sam Sellers, executive director of the nonprofit We Are The 22, described the group's veteran-to-veteran hotline and two-person response…
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