This bill creates an affirmative defense.
This bill:
- creates an affirmative defense in a civil action for conduct, an omission, or a condition authorized or required by a governmental entity;
- provides that the affirmative defense does not apply if a person fails to comply with, or exceeds the scope of, a governmental entity's authorization or requirement, or causes harm through a defective product;
- clarifies when conduct, an omission, or a condition is considered to have occurred for purposes of the affirmative defense;
- specifies that the affirmative defense applies regardless of the theory of liability; and
- abrogates the common law to the extent the common law is inconsistent with the affirmative defense.