,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ciae  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #h1 #bjbj,mrs4   
,loeffl] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to exempt c]ta9 
bus9esses f liability aris+ f claims    
relat+ to an individual contract+       
,,covid-#ai z a result ( patroniz+ a    
bus9ess or heal?c>e entity4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,protect+ ,reop5+ ,bus9esses ,recov]+ f 
,,covid-#ai ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s & purpose 
7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7
 ,,covid-#ai is a highly contagi\s      
infecti\s disease caus$ by ! virus      
,,s>s-,co,v-#b ) m ?an #f1jjj1jjj p     
worldwide1 & m ?an #a1ijj1jjj p 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 infect$4  7#b7 ,to flatt5
 ! infection curve1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
enc\rag$ individuals to practice social 
di/anc+ & ,/ates issu$ /ay-at-home ord]s
 to en=ce social di/anc+4  7#c7 ,!      
necess>y measures tak5 to flatt5 ! curve
 result$ 9 ! closure or sev]e r$uction 9

 op]ations ( num]\s bus9esses1 includ+  
re/aurants1 retail]s1 & hospitality     
indu/ry bus9ess4  7#d7 ,! closure &     
r$uction 9 op]ations ( ^! bus9ess       
precipitat$ a significant r$uction (    
economic activity & /ra9$ ! long t]m    
heal? ( _m bus9esses4  7#e7 ,! measures 
tak5 appe> to h flatt5$ ! infection     
curve & ,/ates h begun to reop54  7#f7  
,heal? exp]ts agree t ,,covid-#ai rema9s
 a highly infecti\s disease4  7#g7 ,z   
bus9esses reop5 & cu/om]s beg9 to       
patronize !m !re pres5ts a risk (       
transmission despite mitigation ef=ts   
tak5 by bus9esses4  7#h7 ,bus9esses     
already /ra9$ by prior mitigation ef=ts 
_c af=d fur!r economic /ra9 result+ f   
civil tort claims /emm+ f cu/om]s &     
patrons contract+ ,,covid-#ai4  7#i7    
,!re=e1 x is necess>y to provide        
bus9esses & heal?c>e provid]s ) an      
exemption f liability = claims aris+ f  
or relat+ to individuals contract+      
,,covid-#ai4  7b7 ,purpose ,! purpose ( 
?is ,act is to provide = an exemption f 

liability aris+ f claims aris+ f an     
individual contract+ ( ,,covid-#ai z a  
result ( patronage ( a bus9ess or heal? 
c>e entity dur+ su* "t z a national     
heal? em]g5cy exi/s4  #c4 ,def9itions   
7#a7 ,bus9ess ,! t]m bus9ess-- 7,a7     
means any entity organiz$ z corporation1
 p>tn]%ip1 limit$ liability corporation1
 limit$ liability p>tn]%ip1 sole        
proprietor%ip1 f>m+ coop]ative1 or any  
o!r corporate /ructure recogniz$ by !   
,/ate 9 :i* ! bus9ess is domicil$2 &    
7,b7 includes any nonpr(it organization 
or educational in/itution4  7#b7 ,cov]$ 
individual ,! t]m cov]$ individual      
means-- 7,a7 any invitee or lic5see1 z  
def9$ by ! tort law ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* !   
bus9ess or ,,covid-#ai m$ical entity is 
domicil$ or does bus9ess2  7,b7 any     
employee1 contractor1 or o!r individual 
provid+ s]vices to a bus9ess or         
,,covid-#ai m$ical entity2 or  7,c7 any 
o!r p]son :o ent]s or o!rwise visits or 
avails !mselves ( ! s]vices provid$ by a
 bus9ess or ,,covid-#ai m$ical entity4  

7#c7 ,cov]$ p]iod ,! t]m cov]$ p]iod    
means ! public heal? em]g5cy decl>$ by !
 ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices "u
 section #cai ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 on ,janu>y 
#ca1 #bjbj1 ) respect to ,,covid-#ai4   
7#d7 ,,covid-#ai action ,! t]m          
,,covid-#ai action-- 7,a7 means any     
civil action comm5c$ 9 any ,f$]al or    
,/ate c\rt 9 :i* ! alleg$ h>m or injury 
to ! pla9tiff arises f or is relat$ to !
 actual or pot5tial contract+ infection 
( ,,covid-#ai or ,,s>s-,co,v-#b2 &  7,b7
 does n include any action br\ght by a  
gov]nm5t entity 9 a regulatory1         
sup]visory1 or en=cem5t capacity4  7#e7 
,,covid-#ai m$ical entity ,any bus9ess  
or gov]nm5tal in/itution t provides     
heal?c>e relat$ s]vices = ,,covid-#ai1  
includ+ treat+1 te/+1 or transportation 
( ,,covid-#ai pati5ts1 manufactur+ or   
di/ribution ( p]sonal protective        
equipm5t1 & manufactur+1 di/ribut+1 or  
te/+ ( o!r heal?c>e equipm5t4  7#f7     
,damages ,! t]m damages means any       

punitive1 comp5satory1 or g5]al damages 
recov]able "u any ,/ate or ,f$]al law4  
#d4 ,liability exemption = bus9esses &  
covid-#ai m$ical entities  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,dur+ ! cov]$ p]iod1 no bus9ess or      
,,covid-#ai m$ical entity %all be liable
 = any damages aris+ f a claim aris+ f  
or relat+ f an individual's contract+ ( 
,,covid-#ai if ! bus9ess or ,,covid-#ai 
m$ical entity 0-- 7#a7 op]at+ 9 a fa%ion
 consi/5t ) any applicable ,/ate or     
,f$]al guidel9es or requirem5ts on      
reop5+2 &  7#b7 us+ measures outl9$ by !
 ,c5t] = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 
any o!r ,/ate or ,f$]al ag5cy to        
mitigate ! pot5tial spread (            
,,covid-#ai1 includ+ requir+ individuals
 to we> face cov]+s1 sanitiz+ !         
workplace1 practic+ social di/anc+1 &   
us+ temp]ature *ecks4  7b7 ,exception   
,subsection 7a7 %all n apply to a       
bus9ess or ,,covid-#ai m$ical entity t a
 c\rt has det]m9$ to h act$ grossly     
neglig5t4