Park authority liability; immunity. (SB901)

Introduced By

Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Burke)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Park authority liability; immunity. Grants immunity from liability in any civil action to park authorities created pursuant to the Park Authorities Act ( 15.2-5700 et seq.) for damages caused by ordinary negligence on the part of any officer or agent of such park authority in the maintenance or operation of any such park, recreational facility, or playground. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
12/22/2016Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102232D
12/22/2016Referred to Committee on Local Government
01/11/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB901)
01/17/2017Reported from Local Government (10-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
01/19/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/20/2017Passed by for the day
01/23/2017Read second time and engrossed
01/24/2017Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 8-N) (see vote tally)
01/31/2017Placed on Calendar
01/31/2017Read first time
01/31/2017Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/08/2017Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
02/13/2017Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 6-N)
02/13/2017Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (4-Y 5-N)
02/21/2017Left in Courts of Justice

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 1 minute.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.

WILL THE SENATOR GLEELD YIELDS, SENATOR. >> WOULD THE SENATOR FROM WILLIAMSBURG CONSIDER A DEFENSE TO THE LOCALITY TO ANY PENALTY THAT THEY MIGHT WANT TO LEVY IF THE INDIVIDUAL WHO OWNED THE INOPERABLE VEHICLE HAD THE VEHICLE APPRAISED AND CONSIDERED IT AS VALUABLE LANDSCAPING AND YARD ART?

Sen. Ben Chafin (R-Lebanon): THE SENATOR FROM WILLIAMSBURG, SENATOR MASON.

Sen. Monty Mason (D-Williamsburg): I WOULD SAY TO THE GENTLEMAN THAT LIKELY HAPPENS MORE IN HIS NECK OF THE WOODS THAN I!

Sen. Ben Chafin (R-Lebanon): BUT I ALSO GOT COACHED UP A LITTLE BIT BY SOME FOLKS FROM THE VIRGINIA MUNICIPAL LEG WHO SUGGESTED THAT YOU COULD HAVE A 2016 JAGUAR AND IF YOU TOOK THE STEERING WHEEL OFF OF IT, IT WOULD BE AN INOPERABLE VEHICLE, SO IT COULD BE AS PRETTY AS YOU PLEASE AND STILL QUALIFY UNDER THE BILL.

Sen. Monty Mason (D-Williamsburg): THANK YOU SENATOR.

[Unknown]: WILL THE SENATOR YIELD FOR A FURTHER QUESTION? WOULD THE SENATOR YIELD FOR AN ADDITIONAL QUESTION? HE YIELDS, SENATOR. NOW, IF THAT JAGUAR HAD ITS STEERING WHEEL REMOVED AND THEN WAS SOLD BY THE LOCALITY, WHO WOULD SHARE IN THE PROFITS OF THE SALE OF THAT INOPERABLE VEHICLE? THE SENATOR FROM WILLIAMSBURG. MR. PRESIDENT, IF IT HAD