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Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025 SENATE BILL NO. 2145 (Senators Roers, Barta, Axtman) (Representatives Mitskog, O'Brien, Porter) AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 32-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to providing immunity to an employee of a 988 suicide and crisis lifeline, 211 information and referral helpline, and 911 system. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 32-03 of the North Dakota Century Code is created and enacted as follows: Behavior health instruction - Immunity from civil liability. 1. A person employed or contracted to provide a behavior health service, or any other service, through the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline, 211 information and referral helpline, or 911 system is not liable for any civil damages arising from providing the service to any individual unless the service provided constitutes willful and wanton misconduct or gross negligence. 2. This section does not waive, limit, or modify any existing immunity or other defense of the state or any political subdivision, or any of its agencies, departments, or employees, nor does it create any claim for relief against any of these entities. S. B. NO. 2145 - PAGE 2 ____________________________ President of the Senate ____________________________ Speaker of the House ____________________________ Secretary of the Senate ____________________________ Chief Clerk of the House This certifies that the within bill originated in the Senate of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota and is known on the records of that body as Senate Bill No. 2145. Senate Vote: House Vote: Yeas 47 Yeas 90 Nays 0 Nays 0 Absent 0 Absent 3 ____________________________ Secretary of the Senate Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025. Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2025. ____________________________ Governor Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025, at ________ o’clock ________M. ____________________________ Secretary of State
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