Committee advances bill to limit liability for private vessels that fight harbor fires
The Senate Committee on Transportation advanced HB 1158 to restrict civil liability for individuals using firefighting-equipped private vessels at state commercial harbors, a measure DOT says will reduce barriers to private assistance; the joint committee vote adopted the recommendation to pass.
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The Senate Committee on Transportation, sitting jointly with the Public Safety and Military Affairs Committee, voted to advance HB 1158 on March 12, a bill that would limit civil liability for people who render firefighting services with firefighting-equipped private vessels at state commercial harbors.
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