The Senate Civil Law Committee heard HB 1161, sponsored by Sen. Steele and Sen. Broden, on immunity for damage caused rescuing a child. This bill grants civil immunity to a person who forcibly enters a locked motor vehicle for the purpose of rescuing a child. It does not extend civil immunity to acts involving gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct. The bill was amended to add the requirement to contact 911 before entering the vehicle, “if practicable, or as soon as possible thereafter.” The amended bill passed 6-0.
Read the bill at http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/house/1161.