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HB 1118 IN
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Critical incident stress management debriefings.

IN · session 2025 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 8, 2025

Latest action (Apr 10, 2025) Public Law 51

Summary

Provides that a first responder recipient of critical incident stress management (CISM) services may not be compelled to testify or otherwise disclose a communication made to a CISM services provider or peer support team member relating to the first responder recipient's CISM services in a civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding. Provides that a first responder recipient or the first responder recipient's employer may not be held liable for damages for any act, error, or omission committed by the first responder recipient based on a communication provided between a first responder recipient and CISM team, CISM services provider, or peer support team as part of the CISM services unless the act, error, or omission constitutes wanton, willful, or intentional misconduct.

Sponsors (2)

8 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (23)

  1. Jan 8, 2025 Coauthored by Representative Bartels · lower
  2. Jan 8, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety · lower
  3. Jan 8, 2025 Authored by Representative McNamara · lower
  4. Jan 21, 2025 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
  5. Jan 27, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
  6. Jan 27, 2025 Representatives Pressel and Gore added as coauthors · lower
  7. Jan 28, 2025 Senate sponsor: Senator Baldwin · lower
  8. Jan 28, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 26: yeas 90, nays 0 · lower
  9. Jan 28, 2025 Cosponsor: Senator Clark · lower
  10. Jan 29, 2025 Referred to the Senate · lower
  11. Feb 18, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary · upper
  12. Mar 13, 2025 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
  13. Mar 13, 2025 Senators Koch and Carrasco added as cosponsors · upper
  14. Mar 20, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
  15. Mar 20, 2025 Senator Randolph added as cosponsor · upper
  16. Mar 24, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 263: yeas 47, nays 0 · upper
  17. Mar 24, 2025 Senator Schmitt added as cosponsor · upper
  18. Mar 25, 2025 Returned to the House without amendments · upper
  19. Mar 27, 2025 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
  20. Mar 27, 2025 Signed by the Speaker · lower
  21. Apr 3, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  22. Apr 10, 2025 Signed by the Governor · executive
  23. Apr 10, 2025 Public Law 51 · lower
Subjects
CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; GenerallyCRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; GenerallyHEALTH; Behavioral Health; GenerallyHEALTH; Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

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