HB 1741 -- CIVIL IMMUNITY FOR DISCLOSURE OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS

SPONSOR: Richey

This bill specifies that no charity, nonprofit organization, religious organization, or church, or any person acting on its behalf, will be held civilly liable for any communication regarding an individual made directly to another charity, nonprofit organization, religious organization, or church, or to any person acting on its behalf, if the communication concerns an allegation that the individual has committed certain offenses of sexual misconduct as specified in the bill.

The bill specifies circumstances under which the immunity from liability applies or does not apply.

This bill is the same as HB 138 (2023) and HCS HB 1546 (2022).

Statutes affected:
Introduced (3044H.01): 537.049