HB 1294 - AS INTRODUCED
2020 SESSION
20-2115
10/04
HOUSE BILL 1294
AN ACT relative to the limited immunity of pharmacists.
SPONSORS: Rep. Edwards, Rock. 4; Rep. Merchant, Sull. 4; Rep. Marsh, Carr. 8; Rep. Salloway, Straf. 5
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill provides for limited immunity from civil liability in class action litigation for actions of pharmacists.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20-2115
10/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
AN ACT relative to the limited immunity of pharmacists.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Pharmacists; Limited Immunity; Class Actions. Amend RSA 318 by inserting after section 29-d the following new section:
318:29-e Limited Immunity; Class Actions. A pharmacist acting in good faith and without gross negligence, shall not be subject to civil liability for injury, death, or loss to person or property in class action litigation where the pharmacist's only actions were in compliance with the laws and rules adopted by the board pertaining to the practice of pharmacy and in effect at the time the actions occurred.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2021.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 4, 2020 | House | Hearing |
| March 3, 2020 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 11, 2020 | House | Floor Vote |
March 11, 2020: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/11/2020 HJ 7 P. 40
: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 17-0; CC)
March 11, 2020: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 03/11/2020 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 10 P. 22
March 3, 2020: Executive Session: 03/03/2020 01:00 pm LOB 208
Feb. 4, 2020: Public Hearing: 02/04/2020 10:00 am LOB 208
Jan. 8, 2020: Introduced 01/08/2020 and referred to Judiciary HJ 1 P. 17