Amendment provides civil liability protection to persons who donate fire control or fire rescue equipment to a volunteer fire company.

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Amendment Number
126
Description
Amendment provides civil liability protection to persons who donate fire control or fire rescue equipment to a volunteer fire company.
Purpose
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 109-77 to better equip and protect our communities' firefighters and encourage donations by raising the liability standard for donors of fire fighting equipment from negligence to gross negligence.
Congress
109
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
May 12, 2005
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Castle amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
13:29:12
Submitted Date
May 12, 2005
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Dec 5, 2020
Amendment 126 — Informed