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Senate Bill 381 |
Senate Author: Uresti et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-15 |
House Sponsor: Guillen |
Senate Bill 381 amends the Parks and Wildlife Code to grant immunity from civil liability to a Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) volunteer acting within the course and scope of the volunteer's assignment for TPWD for any act or omission resulting from the volunteer's operation or use of a TPWD-owned or -leased motor-driven vehicle or motor-driven equipment unless the act or omission is intentional, wilfully negligent, or done with conscious indifference or reckless disregard for the safety of others. Among other provisions, the bill requires TPWD to compensate a claimant for property damage, personal injury, or death proximately caused by the wrongful act or omission or negligence of a TPWD volunteer acting within the scope of the volunteer's assignment under certain conditions and exempts such a TPWD volunteer from the Texas Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act.