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Security teams
LEGAL IMMUNITY – Adds to existing law to provide immunity for the security teams of religious organizations.

RS31386 / H0601

This legislation provides immunity from civil damages for the actions of voluntary security personnel serving religious organizations as well as for the organizations themselves. The actions of the voluntary security personnel shall include lethal and non-lethal force, but exclude gross negligence of reckless conduct.

This legislation causes no additional expenditure of funds at the state or local level of government therefore the legislation has no fiscal impact.

Bill Events
Date Description
02/20 Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
02/21 Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
03/04 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
03/05 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
03/06 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day; objection
03/07 Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 63-6-1
AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker
NAYS – Achilles, Berch, Chew(Schmick), Mathias(Church), Necochea, Roberts
Absent – Wheeler
Floor Sponsor - Dixon(1)
Title apvd - to Senate
03/08 Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
03/08 Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules
03/20 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
03/21 Read second time; filed for Third Reading
03/25 Read third time in full – PASSED - 26-9-0
AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Winder, Zuiderveld
NAYS – Foreman, Just, Rabe, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Shea(Ruchti), Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow
Absent and excused – None
Floor Sponsor - Toews
Title apvd - to House
03/26 Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
03/26 Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
03/27 Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
03/27 Signed by President; returned to House
03/27 Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
03/28 Delivered to Governor at 3:27 p.m. on March 27, 2024
04/02 Reported Signed by Governor on April 1, 2024
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