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shutterstock.com AUSTIN – Those fearing a COVID-19 liability protections bill would protect negligent nursing homes are continuing to voice those concerns. Last week, the Texas Senate voted 29-1 to approve Senate Bill 6, the Pandemic Liability Protection Act. The Texas House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee heard testimony on House Bill 3659, the companion bill to SB 6, on Wednesday morning. Leach The committee’s chairman, Rep. Jeff Leach, authored the HB 3659 – a bill he believes will not protect “bad actors” that put employees and clients at risk.   SB 6 and HB 3659 seek to provide COVID liability protections for health care providers, businesses, non-profits, religious institutions and schools that follow safety protocols.

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