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2011 House Bill 4111: Provide limited liability to volunteer conservation workers
Public Act 65 of 2011
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- Introduced by Rep. Bruce Rendon (R) on January 20, 2011, to establish that a volunteer working on a Department of Natural Resources wildlife habitat improvement project has the same immunity from civil liability as a state employee working on the project.
- Referred to the House Natural Resources, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation Committee on January 20, 2011.
- Reported in the House on March 8, 2011, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
- Substitute offered in the House on March 16, 2011, to adopt a version that removes the original bill's provision prohibiting volunteers from carrying firearms while functioning as volunteers. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on March 16, 2011.
- Amendment offered by Rep. Dian Slavens (D) on March 16, 2011, to give the department the duty of making a "reasonable effort to ensure that each volunteer is properly trained a supervised". The amendment failed 45 to 65 in the House on March 16, 2011.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
- Amendment offered by Rep. Steven Lindberg (D) on March 16, 2011, to prohibit allowing volunteers to do work that previously was done by paid full-time government employees. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on March 16, 2011.
- Referred to the House Natural Resources, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation Committee on January 20, 2011.
- Passed 79 to 31 in the House on March 17, 2011.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Received in the Senate on March 22, 2011.
- Referred to the Senate Outdoor Recreation & Tourism Committee on March 22, 2011.
- Reported in the Senate on April 26, 2011, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
- Substitute offered in the Senate on May 24, 2011, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on May 24, 2011.
- Amendment offered by Sen. John Gleason (D) on May 31, 2011, to prohibit allowing volunteers to do work that previously was done by paid full-time government employees. The amendment failed 10 to 26 in the Senate on May 31, 2011.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
- Referred to the Senate Outdoor Recreation & Tourism Committee on March 22, 2011.
- Passed 33 to 3 in the Senate on May 31, 2011, to establish that a volunteer working on a Department of Natural Resources wildlife habitat improvement project has the same immunity from civil liability as a state employee working on the project.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Received in the House on May 31, 2011.
- Passed 78 to 29 in the House on June 14, 2011, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder on June 28, 2011.
Comments
1) Re: 2011 House Bill 4111 (Provide limited liability to volunteer conservation workers ) by rovvis on July 30, 2012I thought we don't need a law to point the obvious and this seems to be this kind of law. I worked as a volunteer for many years in my life and I enjoyed every second of it but when it comes to rights volunteering is not exactly on top of the list.
Thank G*D the republicans voted against the amendment. It shows the Democrats think the state employees should have a job guaranteed them until retirement and are willing to spend our tax dollars to assure they get it in exchange for their votes. Too bad guys and gals, now you may have to go out and compete with the rest of us.
Introduced in the House on January 20, 2011, to establish that a volunteer working on a Department of Natural Resources wildlife habitat improvement project has the same immunity from civil liability as a state employee working on the project
The vote was 79 in favor, 31 opposed and 0 not voting
(House Roll Call 40 at House Journal 0)
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