3.0.0 2903 2023-01-14T22:48:36Z 2023-01-14T22:48:36Z Senate S S 2004-10-06 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-10-06T22:21:51Z 2004-10-06 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2004-10-06 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 10/7/2004 S10576-10577) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-10-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN N Law Athletics Civil actions and liability Employee training Federal preemption Government Operations and Politics Labor and Employment Liability (Law) Licenses Negligence Nonprofit organizations Privileges and immunities Social Welfare Sports and Recreation State laws Law 00 2004-10-06 Introduced in Senate 2004-12-22T22:45:02Z Nonprofit Athletic Organization Protection Act of 2004 - Exempts a nonprofit athletic organization from liability for harm caused by an act or omission in the adoption of rules for sanctioned or approved athletic competitions or practices if: (1) the organization was acting within the scope of its duties; (2) the organization was properly licensed, certified, or authorized for the competition or practice; and (3) the harm was not caused by the organization's willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, or reckless misconduct.

Allows exceptions to such protection where State law: (1) requires such an organization to adhere to risk management procedures, including mandatory training; (2) makes the organization liable for the acts or omissions of its employees, agents, and volunteers to the same extent as an employer is liable for its employees; and (3) makes a limitation of liability inapplicable if the civil action was brought by an officer of a State or local government.

]]> Nonprofit Athletic Organization Protection Act of 2004 Display Title Nonprofit Athletic Organization Protection Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide immunity for nonprofit athletic organizations in lawsuits arising from claims of ordinary negligence relating to passage or adoption of rules for athletic competitions and practices. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Nonprofit Athletic Organization Protection Act of 2004 Introduced in Senate 2004-10-06T04:00:00Z 2004-10-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.