2023 Regular Session • West Virginia Legislature
HB2605: Relating to Good Samaritan law
Legislative Summary
The purpose of this bill is to enact a Good Samaritan Law. The bill provides that persons who render assistance to a person in an accident, emergency, or disaster, without remuneration, are not liable for civil damages and also that persons trained in a qualified program of emergency response who render assistance to a person in an accident, emergency, or disaster, without remuneration, are not liable for civil damages.
Bill History
1/17/2023
Filed for introduction
House of Delegates
1/17/2023
To Judiciary
House of Delegates
1/17/2023
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
1/17/2023
To House Judiciary
House of Delegates
2/9/2023
By substitute, do pass
House of Delegates
2/10/2023
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
2/10/2023
Read 1st time
House of Delegates
2/13/2023
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
2/13/2023
Read 2nd time
House of Delegates
2/14/2023
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
2/14/2023
Read 3rd time
House of Delegates
2/14/2023
Passed House (Roll No. 131)
House of Delegates
2/14/2023
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates
2/15/2023
Introduced in Senate
Senate
2/15/2023
To Judiciary
Senate
2/15/2023
To Judiciary
Senate
2/28/2023
Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment
Senate
3/1/2023
On 1st reading
Senate
3/1/2023
Read 1st time
Senate
3/2/2023
On 2nd reading
Senate
3/2/2023
Read 2nd time
Senate
3/2/2023
Committee Amendment Reported
Senate
3/2/2023
Amendments to committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
Senate
3/2/2023
Committee amendment as amended adopted (Voice vote)
Senate
3/3/2023
On 3rd reading
Senate
3/3/2023
Read 3rd time
Senate
3/3/2023
Passed Senate (Roll No. 359)
Senate
3/3/2023
Committee title amendment withdrawn by unanimous consent (Voice vote)
Senate
3/3/2023
Title amendment adopted
Senate
3/3/2023
Senate requests House to concur
Senate
3/6/2023
House received Senate message
House of Delegates
3/6/2023
House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 495)
House of Delegates
3/6/2023
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates
3/6/2023
Completed legislative action
House of Delegates
3/7/2023
House Message received
Senate
3/11/2023
To Governor 3/20/2023 - House Journal
House of Delegates
3/20/2023
To Governor 3/20/2023
House of Delegates
3/11/2023
To Governor 3/20/2023 - Senate Journal
Senate
3/11/2023
Approved by Governor 3/29/2023 - Senate Journal
Senate
3/11/2023
Approved by Governor 3/29/2023 - House Journal
House of Delegates
3/29/2023
Approved by Governor 3/29/2023
House of Delegates
5/1/2023
Chapter 1, Acts, Regular Session, 2023
House of Delegates
Amendments
hb2605 sfa trump _1 3-2
hb2605 sfa trump _1 3-2
3/2/2023Not Adopted
hb2605 sfa trump _1 3-2 adopted
hb2605 sfa trump _1 3-2 adopted
3/2/2023Adopted
hb2605 sfat trump _1 3-2 adopted
hb2605 sfat trump _1 3-2 adopted
3/2/2023Adopted
hb2605 sfat trump _1 3-2
hb2605 sfat trump _1 3-2
3/2/2023Not Adopted
hb2605 sfa trump _1 3-1
hb2605 sfa trump _1 3-1
3/1/2023Not Adopted
hb2605 s jud amt _1 2-28 withdrawn
hb2605 s jud amt _1 2-28 withdrawn
2/28/2023Not Adopted
hb2605 s jud am _1 2-28
hb2605 s jud am _1 2-28
2/28/2023Not Adopted
hb2605 s jud am _1 2-28 adopted
hb2605 s jud am _1 2-28 adopted
2/28/2023Adopted
hb2605 s jud am _1 2-28 as amended
hb2605 s jud am _1 2-28 as amended
2/28/2023Not Adopted
hb2605 s jud amt _1 2-28
hb2605 s jud amt _1 2-28
2/28/2023Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 495)
3/6/2023
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (Roll No. 359)
3/3/2023
31
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House (Roll No. 131)
2/14/2023
98
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/1/2023)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 11
Primary Sponsor
Mark Zatezalo
Republican