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UPDATE: Nevada COVID-19 liability bill passes in Senate and Assembly

Posted at 12:28 PM, Aug 05, 2020
and last updated 2020-08-11 10:42:30-04

UPDATE 11:25 P.M.: The Nevada Assembly has passed SB4, a bill that outlines COVID-19 liability provisions related to businesses and organizations in the state.

The final vote in the Assembly was 31 yays to 10 nays.

6 Republicans and 4 Democrats opposed the bill.

The Culinary Union quickly reacted to the news of the passage with this statement:

ORIGINAL STORY
CARSON CITY (KTNV) -- Nevada Senate Bill 4, a bill that outlines COVID-19 liability provisions related to businesses and organizations in the state, passed the Senate in a 16-5 vote on Wednesday and now heads to the Assembly.

The bill prevents people who get sick with COVID-19 from suing most businesses and nonprofits, but it excludes for-profit hospitals and health care facilities from those protections.

READ THE FULL BILL HERE