,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #afhd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #be1 #bjae,mr4   
,kirk 7= himself & ,mr4 ,hoev57         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !        
,volunte] ,protection ,act ( #aiig to   
provide = liability protection =        
organizations & entities4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,volunte] ,organization ,protection ,act
 ( #bjae4  #b4 ,liability protection =  
organization or entity ,! ,volunte]     
,protection ,act ( #aiig 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#adeja et seq47 is am5d$--  7#a7 9      
section #c 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adejb7-- 7,a7
 9 subsection 7a71 by ins]t+ aft] relat+
 to volunte]s ! foll[+3 or volunte]     
nonpr(it organizations2 &  7,b7 9       
subsection 7b71 9 ! matt] prec$+        
p>agraph 7#a71 by ins]t+ aft] aga9/ a   
volunte] ! foll[+3 or a volunte]        
nonpr(it organization2  7#b7 9 section  
#d 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adejc7--  7,a7 9 !   

head+1 by ins]t+ & volunte] nonpr(it    
organizations aft] volunte]s2  7,b7 by  
/rik+ subsection 7c7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 
7c7 ,liability protection = organization
 or entity  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,no volunte]  
nonpr(it organization %all be liable =  
h>m caus$ by an act or omission ( a     
volunte] on behalf ( ! organization     
unless--  7,a7 ! organization w\ld be   
liable = ! act or omission "u g5]ally   
applicable laws gov]n+ ! direct or      
vic>i\s liability ( organizations2 &    
7,b7 ! organization itself has expressly
 au?oriz$ ! specific conduct con/itut+ !
 act or omission4  7#b7 ,gov]nm5t reque/
 or au?orization ,not)/&+ p>agraph 7#a71
 no volunte] nonpr(it organization %all 
be liable = h>m caus$ by an act or      
omission ( ! organization or ( a        
volunte] act+ on behalf ( ! organization
 if--  7,a7 ! organization or ! volunte]
 engag$ 9 ! act or omission at ! reque/ 
( or pursuant to an au?orization by !   
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 a ,/ate gov]nm5t1 or  
any ag5cy or subdivision !re(2 &  7,b7  

7i7 ! reque/+ or au?oriz+ gov]nm5tal    
entity w\ld h be5 immune f suit or f    
liability 9 damages if ! entity _h      
engag$ 9 ! act or omission itself or    
?r\gh an employee1 ag5t1 or indep5d5t   
contractor2 or  7ii7 any gov]nm5tal     
employee1 ag5t1 or contractor :o _h     
engag$ 9 ! act or omission on behalf ( !
 reque/+ or au?oriz+ gov]nm5tal entity  
w\ld h be5 immune f suit or f liability 
9 damages by virtue ( immunity ext5d$ to
 individual gov]nm5tal actors4  7#c7    
,rule ( con/ruction ,except z provid$ 9 
p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b71 no?+ 9 ?is       
section %all be con/ru$ to affect !     
liability ( any nonpr(it organization or
 gov]nm5tal entity ) respect to h>m     
caus$ to any p]son4  2  7,c7 9          
subsection 7d7-- 7i7 by /rik+ p>agraph  
7#b72 &  7ii7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs   
7#c7 & 7#d7 z p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c71    
respectively2  7,d7 9 subsection        
7e77#a7-- 7i7 by /rik+ aga9/ a volunte] 
& ins]t+ ! foll[+3  aga9/-- 7,a7 a      
volunte]  2 &  7ii7 by /rik+ ! p]iod at 

! end & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  2 or 7,b7 a   
volunte] nonpr(it organization 9 an     
action br\ght = h>m bas$ on ! action ( a
 volunte] act+ )9 ! scope ( ! volunte]'s
 responsibilities to ! organization     
unless ! claimant e/abli%es by cle> &   
conv9c+ evid5ce t ! organization itself 
expressly au?oriz$ ! volunte]'s action &
 did s ) a consci\s1 flagrant indiff]5ce
 to ! rights or safety ( ! individual   
h>m$4  2 &  7,e7 9 subsection 7f77#a71  
by ins]t+ or ( a volunte] nonpr(it      
organization aft] liability ( a         
volunte]2  7#c7 9 section #e 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #adejd7--  7,a7 9 subsection  
7a7-- 7i7 by ins]t+ or a volunte]       
nonpr(it organization aft] action aga9/ 
a volunte]2 &  7ii7 by ins]t+ or        
volunte] nonpr(it organization aft]     
liability ( ! volunte]2 &  7,b7 9       
subsection 7b7--  7i7 9 p>agraph 7#a71  
by ins]t+ or a volunte] nonpr(it        
organization aft] :o is a volunte]2 &   
7ii7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by ins]t+ or a    
volunte] nonpr(it organization aft] :o  

is a volunte]2 &  7#d7 9 section #f 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #adeje7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ ,=   
purposes ( ?is ,act & ins]t+ 7a7 ,9     
g5]al4--,= purposes ( ?is ,act2 &  7,b7 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7b7         
,volunte] nonpr(it organizations  7#a7  
,qualification z a volunte] nonpr(it    
organization  7,a7 ,actions conduct$    
?r\gh volunte]s ,a nonpr(it organization
 t conducts sub/antially all ( its      
activities solely ?r\gh ! actions (     
volunte]s or ( indep5d5t contractors is 
a volunte] nonpr(it organization =      
purposes ( ?is ,act4  7,b7 ,organization
 ) no employees ,a nonpr(it organization
 t has no employees is conclusively     
presum$ to be a volunte] nonpr(it       
organization = purposes ( ?is ,act4     
7,c7 ,local affiliat$ organizations ) no
 employees  7i7 ,presumption ,a nonpr(it
 organization is presum$ to be a        
volunte] nonpr(it organization =        
purposes ( ?is ,act if ! prim>y (fice & 
! majority ( ! employees ( !            
organization function prim>ily to       

provide support to local affiliat$      
organizations t d n h employees & t act 
9 fur!rance ( ! organization's nonpr(it 
mission4  7ii7 ,rebuttal ,! presumption 
"u clause 7i7 may be rebutt$ only by    
cle> & conv9c+ evid5ce t ! bo>d ( !     
nonpr(it organization expressly au?oriz$
 ! employees ( ! nonpr(it organization  
to ass]t active control ov] ! local     
affiliat$ organization ) respect to !   
act or omission 9 "q4  7,d7 ,public     
*>ities2 private f\ndations2 social     
welf>e organizations ,a nonpr(it        
organization is a volunte] nonpr(it     
organization = purposes ( ?is ,act if ! 
organization--  7i7 has few] ?an #ej    
employees2  7ii7 has annual gross       
receipts ( less ?an #bjj1jjj2 &  7iii7  
is-- 7,i7 an organization describ$ 9    
p>agraph 7#a71 7#b71 or 7#c7 ( section  
#eji7;a7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code (   
#aihf t is exempt f taxation "u section 
#eja7;a7 ( su* ,code2  7,,ii7 a private 
f\ndation1 z def9$ 9 section #eji ( !   
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf1 t is    

exempt f taxation "u section #eja7;a7 ( 
su* ,code2 or  7,,iii7 an organization  
op]at$ exclusively = ! promotion (      
social welf>e t is describ$ 9 section   
#eja7;c77#d7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code 
( #aihf & is exempt f taxation "u       
section #eja7;a7 ( su* ,code4  7#b7     
,acts by a volunte] nonpr(it            
organization  7,a7 ,gov]n+ docum5ts (   
organization ,a volunte] nonpr(it       
organization acts itself = purposes (   
?is ,act only if ! p]son or body t is   
au?oriz$ by ! gov]n+ docum5ts ( !       
organization to act 9 ! "n ( & on behalf
 ( ! organization expressly acts 9      
accordance ) ^? docum5ts4  7,b7         
,applicable ,/ate law ,if ! gov]n+      
docum5ts ( a volunte] nonpr(it          
organization d n id5tify ! p]son or body
 t is au?oriz$ to act 9 ! "n ( & on     
behalf ( ! organization1 ! organization 
acts itself = purposes ( ?is ,act only  
if ! p]son or body ^: action is requir$ 
"u ! applicable ,/ate law 9 ord] to b9d 
! organization acts /rictly 9 accordance

 ) t ,/ate law4  4