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Judiciary chair tells Human Services panel H45's immunization immunity language won 9'1 committee vote
Summary
Mark Malone, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, told the House Human Services Committee that his panel reviewed H45's immunity provisions for immunizations, concluded liability for providers would be limited to gross negligence, and approved the language 9'1 in committee; a floor vote is scheduled for Tuesday after the governor's budget address.
Mark Malone, representative from South Burlington and chair of the House Judiciary Committee, briefed the House Human Services Committee on H45 and said his committee focused on the bill's immunity provision for immunizations and voted 9'1 to approve it. "As long as they're following the recommendations, they can only be liable if it's gross negligence," Malone said, describing the liability standard included in the draft.
Malone told the Human Services members that the Judiciary Committee examined what he described as the relevant state provision (referred to in the briefing as section 11 38, subsection c) and heard multiple witnesses while…
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