The COMMITTEE ON LABOR, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY proposed the following amendment (1137R001.WGR):
    Amend the bill, as and if amended, page 1, by striking lines 28-30 and inserting:
/     "Section 40-3-325.     A licensed architect under the provisions of this chapter, or a licensed contractor or subcontractor as defined by Section 40-11-20, is immune from liability for volunteer architectural or volunteer construction services during an emergency in the same manner as a licensed         /

    Amend the bill further, as and if amended, page 2, by striking lines 11-20 and inserting:
/     (B)     A licensed engineer, architect, contractor, or subcontractor who voluntarily, without compensation, provides structural, electrical, mechanical, or other engineering, architectural, or construction services at the scene of a declared national, state, or local emergency at the request of a public official, law enforcement official, public safety official, or building inspection official acting in an official capacity, is not liable for any personal injury, wrongful death, property damage, or other loss caused by the licensed engineer's, architect's, contractor's, or subcontractor's acts, errors, or omissions in         /

    Amend the bill further, as and if amended, page 2, by striking lines 24-31 and inserting:
/     (C)(1)     Any licensed architect, engineer, contractor, or subcontractor appointed pursuant to this section must not be held liable for any civil damages as a result of the providing of requested architectural, engineering, or construction services unless the damages result from providing, or failing to provide, architectural, engineering, or construction services in reckless disregard for the consequences of the services provided.
        (2)     This section applies if the architect, engineer, contractor, or subcontractor does not receive payment from the State other than as allowed in Section 8-25-40 for the appointed services and prescribed duties. However, if the architect or engineer is an employee of the State, the architect or engineer may continue to receive compensation from his employer."         /

    Renumber sections to conform.
    Amend title to conform.