{"id":"DUT-GA-013","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Georgia","state":"GA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"General Assembly of Georgia (Representatives Kelley, Cooper, Carpenter, Newton, Hawkins and others); approved by Governor Brian P. Kemp (May 2021)","authority":"Ga. Const. art. III (legislative power); amends Ga. L. 2020, p. 798, Section 4","instrument":"House Bill 112 (2021)","title":"An Act to amend an Act relating to torts to provide certain immunities from liability claims regarding COVID-19, approved August 5, 2020, (Ga. L. 2020, p. 798), so as to extend applicability for one year","dateIssued":"2021-07-01","effective":"2021-07-01","end":"Extends the Business Safety Act to causes of action accruing until July 14, 2022","startDate":"2021-07-01","endDate":"2022-07-14","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","COND"],"addressees":["the same entities, healthcare facilities, healthcare providers and individuals as SB 359 (Ex. DUT-GA-012)"],"clause":"An Act relating to torts to provide certain immunities from liability claims regarding COVID-19, approved August 5, 2020, (Ga L. 2020, p. 798), is amended by revising Section 4 as follows: \u0027SECTION 4. This Act shall apply to causes of action accruing until July 14, [2021 struck] 2022, and shall not apply to any causes of action accruing thereafter.\u0027","enforcement":"None (extension of a conditioned immunity)","functions":[],"notes":"The General Assembly, in the 2021 session, judged that the COVID-19 exposure hazard on Georgia premises would persist through at least July 14, 2022 and kept the gross-negligence condition and the signage presumption in force for the whole of 2021 Q3 and beyond.","sourceUrl":"https://gov.georgia.gov/document/2021-signed-legislation/hb-112/download","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":9338,"grade":"primary","character":"liability_shield_condition","description":"","collection":"DUT-GA","url":"/library/DUT-GA-013","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-GA-013","citation":"General Assembly of Georgia (Representatives Kelley, Cooper, Carpenter, Newton, Hawkins and others); approved by Governor Brian P. Kemp (May 2021), House Bill 112 (2021) (July 1, 2021) (Ex. DUT-GA-013)","stateName":"Georgia","related":["DUT-GA-012"]}