2010 Senate Bill 1588

Expand civil and criminal liability waivers for military

Introduced in the Senate

Nov. 30, 2010

Introduced by Sen. Valde Garcia (R-22)

To expand the grounds by which members of the military in active state service are granted the same immunity from civil or criminal liability as enjoyed by a peace officer. The bill would expand this immunity from situations where the individual has been “ordered by the governor to respond to terrorism or safeguard vital resources” to ones where the order is “to act affirmatively to assist or aid in the general welfare of the people of this state”.

Referred to the Committee on Senior Citizens and Veterans Affairs