The Georgia state House has voted in favor of extending a law that protects businesses from being sued by a person that blames them for contracting COVID-19. The protection is currently set to expire on July 14.
House Bill 112 passed the House on Tuesday by a vote of 99-68 and would extend it to July 14, 2022. The vote was largely split along party lines with Republicans in favor and Democrats opposed. The law sets a high bar for lawsuits against businesses, health care providers and other protected entities. They’d have to display gross negligence, willful and wanton misconduct or reckless or intentional infliction of harm to lose in court. The bill now goes to the Senate for more debate.
