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Committee sends substitute immunity bill for emergency medical services out favorably after wide testimony
Summary
The Senate Government Operations Committee unanimously recommended a first substitute of HB 79 to clarify government immunity for emergency medical services, after supporters said the measure restores longstanding protections and opponents warned it could limit accountability in malpractice cases.
The Senate Government Operations Committee unanimously voted to favorably recommend a first substitute of House Bill 79, a bill that clarifies and restores the scope of government immunity for emergency medical services and first responders.
Representative Gwen, the sponsor, said the bill reaffirms what the legislature intended in the 1980s and restores protections that were altered by a recent Supreme Court decision. "This bill doesn't change anything," the sponsor said, describing the measure as a reassertion of prior statutory intent rather than an expansion of immunity.
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