HB 1073 - DIGEST
(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

Provides that no act or omission by a covered volunteer emergency worker while engaged in a covered activity shall impose any liability for civil damages resulting from such an act or omission upon: (1) The covered volunteer emergency worker;

(2) The supervisor or supervisors of the covered volunteer emergency worker;

(3) Any facility or their officers or employees;

(4) The employer of the covered volunteer emergency worker;

(5) The owner of the property or vehicle where the act or omission may have occurred during the covered activity;

(6) Any local organization that registered the covered volunteer emergency worker; and

(7) The state or any state or local governmental entity.

Applies only when the covered volunteer emergency worker was engaged in a covered activity: (1) Within the scope of his or her assigned duties;

(2) Under the direction of a local emergency management organization or the department, or a local law enforcement agency for search and rescue; and

(3) The act or omission does not constitute gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.

Repeals RCW 38.52.570.