,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aaja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ah1         
#bjba,mr4 ,budd introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 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 ,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$ical entity ,! t]m        
,,covid-#ai m$ical entity means 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]s = ,disease  
,control & ,prev5tion or 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