Service Assurance Act of 2020 This bill exempts nonprofit organizations from liability for any act or omission relating to harm arising from exposure to, or infection by, the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) during the COVID-19 public health emergency. However, this exemption does not apply with respect to acts or omissions that constitute willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct, or conscious and flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of the individual harmed.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Law
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCivil actions and liabilityEmergency medical services and trauma careFederal preemptionInfectious and parasitic diseasesSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsState and local government operationsTax-exempt organizations
Service Assurance Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-6976| House
| Updated: 5/22/2020
Service Assurance Act of 2020 This bill exempts nonprofit organizations from liability for any act or omission relating to harm arising from exposure to, or infection by, the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) during the COVID-19 public health emergency. However, this exemption does not apply with respect to acts or omissions that constitute willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct, or conscious and flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of the individual harmed.
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCivil actions and liabilityEmergency medical services and trauma careFederal preemptionInfectious and parasitic diseasesSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsState and local government operationsTax-exempt organizations