COVID-19 liability bill passes house

PASSED THE FULLHOUSE WEDNESDAYAFTER SEVERALHOURS OFTESTIMONY IN THEHOUSE JUDICIARYCOMMITTEEMOSTLY FROM FOLKSIN OPPOSITION.THIS BILL WOULDTEMPORARILY MAKEBUSINESSES.CITIES.

COUNTIES.SCHOOL DISTRICTS.UNIVERSITIES.

ANDCHURCHES.IMMUNE FROM CIVILLIABILITY.

FORDAMAGES DUE TO APERSON'S EXPOSURETO CORONAVIRUS.ONE BUSINESSOWNER SHARED WHYSHE FEELS IT'SUNNECESSARY.WHILE A NORTHIDAHO LAWMAKERDISAGREEDARGUING THE BILLWOULD BENEFIT THEECONOMY."BUSINESSES ANDSCHOOLS DO NOTNEED IMMUNITY FORTHIS VIRUS ANYMORE THAN THEYDID FOR H2N2, H3N2,OR H1N1.

THEHYSTERIA REALLYJUST NEEDS TO STOPHERE, RIGHT NOW,PLEASE VOTEAGAINST IMMUNITYFOR COMPLIANCE BYVOTING NO ON THISBILL.""I THINK WE NEED TOGIVE OUR SCHOOLSAND OURBUSINESSESCONFIDENCE THATTHEY CAN REOPENAND ALLOW THEPUBLIC BACK IN,THAT THEY DON'TNEED TO BE AFRAIDOF THEIRCUSTOMERS ANDTHEY DON'T NEED TOBE AFRAID OF THEIREMPLOYEES."THE FULL HOUSEPASSED THE COVID-19 LIABILITYIMMUNITY BILLFIFTY-FOUR TOFIFTEEN.

WITHMOST REPUBLICANSIN FAVOR.ALTHOUGHREPRESENTATIVESZOLLINGER ANDWOOD JOINED THEDEMOCRATS INVOTING "NO