Relating to immunity from civil liability for disaster response by volunteers who enter upon or in private property without express consent of the owner, lessee, or person in lawful possession

All such volunteers are uncompensated. A volunteer may enter property in response to a disaster if the governor has issued a proclamation of a disaster emergency, an emergency exists on the property or is directly affecting the property, a reasonable effort has been made to contact or locate the owner, lessee, or person in lawful possession of the property to obtain express consent to enter the property, and entry is made in good faith. “Property” is defined in the bill as any land, dwelling, building, or other temporary or permanent structure that is privately owned. “Disaster” and “emergency” are also defined in the bill. A volunteer who enters property under such circumstances is immune from civil liability for acts or omissions in good faith by the volunteer while upon or in the property, unless such acts or omissions constitute recklessness, willful misconduct, or gross negligence.7. The owner, lessee, or person in lawful possession of the property is immune from civil liability for good-faith acts or omissions causing for personal injury to, or the death of, a volunteer unless such acts or omissions constitute recklessness, willful misconduct, or gross negligence. The bill does not apply to a volunteer who knowingly enters the property, or remains on the property, after being told not to enter the property, or told to remove or vacate the property, by an agent of a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency or emergency management, a peace officer, a member of the state military, or the owner, lessee, or person in lawful possession of the property.