States, Either Have Or Are Considering Y2K Immunity Laws ... Or Not

This speaks for itself. -- Diane

For release Sunday, Feb. 28, and thereafter
The Associated Press
Wednesday, February 24, 1999

URL: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/1999/02/24/national1405EST0530.DTL

(02-24) 11:07 PST Thirty-seven states have passed or are now considering legislation to give government agencies varying forms of immunity from lawsuits for damages caused by the Y2K computer bug, according to a review of legislation in all 50 states by The Associated Press. A list:

STATES THAT HAVE PASSED Y2K IMMUNITY LAWS -- California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Nevada and Virginia.

STATES CONSIDERING Y2K IMMUNITY LAWS -- Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

STATES WHERE NO Y2K IMMUNITY BILLS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED -- Arkansas, Delaware, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico and North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia.

^End Adv for Sunday, Feb. 28<

-- Diane J. Squire (sacredspaces@yahoo.com), February 26, 1999

Answers

See also thread ...

Dozens of states seek protection from Y2K

http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id= 000XWg

-- Diane J. Squire (sacredspaces@yahoo.com), February 26, 1999.

Hummn. Try that link again...

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/ article.cgi?file=/news/archive/1999/02/25/national1400EST0544.DTL

-- Diane J. Squire (sacredspaces@yahoo.com), February 26, 1999.

I have the copy of Iowa's propsed legislation. Here it is:

HF 234 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 669.25 COMPUTER PROCESSING (YEAR 1 2 2000) LIABILITY LIMITED. 1 3 The state is not liable for a claim for a loss from a 1 4 failure or malfunction occurring before December 31, 2005, 1 5 which is caused directly or indirectly by the failure of 1 6 computer software or a device containing a computer processor 1 7 to accurately or properly recognize, calculate, display, sort, 1 8 or otherwise process dates or times, if the failure or 1 9 malfunction causing the loss was unforeseeable or if the 1 10 failure or malfunction causing the loss was foreseeable but 1 11 the plan or design, or both, for identifying and preventing 1 12 the failure or malfunction was prepared in substantial 1 13 compliance with generally accepted computer and information 1 14 system design standards in effect at the time of the 1 15 preparation of the plan or design. 1 16 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 670.14 COMPUTER PROCESSING (YEAR 1 17 2000) LIABILITY LIMITED. 1 18 A municipality is not liable for a claim for a loss from a 1 19 failure or malfunction occurring before December 31, 2005, 1 20 which is caused directly or indirectly by the failure of 1 21 computer software or a device containing a computer processor 1 22 to accurately or properly recognize, calculate, display, sort, 1 23 or otherwise process dates or times, if the failure or 1 24 malfunction causing the loss was unforeseeable or if the 1 25 failure or malfunction causing the loss was foreseeable but 1 26 the plan or design, or both, for identifying and preventing 1 27 the failure or malfunction was prepared in substantial 1 28 compliance with generally accepted computer and information 1 29 system design standards in effect at the time of the 1 30 preparation of the plan or design. 1 31 EXPLANATION 1 32 This bill limits the liability of the state and political 1 33 subdivisions of the state with respect to the failure of 1 34 computer software or a device containing a computer processor 1 35 to accurately or properly recognize, calculate, display, sort, 2 1 or otherwise process dates or times. The limitation of 2 2 liability applies if the failure or malfunction causing the 2 3 loss was unforeseeable or if the failure or malfunction 2 4 causing the loss was foreseeable but the plan or design, or 2 5 both, for identifying and preventing the failure or 2 6 malfunction was prepared in substantial compliance with 2 7 generally accepted computer and information system design 2 8 standards in effect at the time the plan or design was 2 9 prepared. 2 10 LSB 1083HH 78 2 11 mj/jw/5

-- Brett (savvydad@aol.com), February 26, 1999.

Sorry about the numbering - it didn't carry the carriage return very well. Here's a cleaner try at it:

HF 234 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 669.25 COMPUTER PROCESSING (YEAR 2000) LIABILITY LIMITED

The state is not liable for a claim for a loss from a failure or malfunction occurring before December 31, 2005, which is caused directly or indirectly by the failure of computer software or a device containing a computer processor to accurately or properly recognize, calculate, display, sort, or otherwise process dates or times, if the failure or malfunction causing the loss was unforeseeable or if the failure or malfunction causing the loss was foreseeable but the plan or design, or both, for identifying and preventing the failure or malfunction was prepared in substantial compliance with generally accepted computer and information system design standards in effect at the time of the preparation of the plan or design.

Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 670.14 COMPUTER PROCESSING (YEAR 2000) LIABILITY LIMITED A municipality is not liable for a claim for a loss from a failure or malfunction occurring before December 31, 2005, which is caused directly or indirectly by the failure of computer software or a device containing a computer processor to accurately or properly recognize, calculate, display, sort, or otherwise process dates or times, if the failure or malfunction causing the loss was unforeseeable or if the failure or malfunction causing the loss was foreseeable but the plan or design, or both, for identifying and preventing the failure or malfunction was prepared in substantial compliance with generally accepted computer and information system design standards in effect at the time of the preparation of the plan or design.

EXPLANATION

This bill limits the liability of the state and political subdivisions of the state with respect to the failure of computer software or a device containing a computer processor to accurately or properly recognize, calculate, display, sort, or otherwise process dates or times. The limitation of liability applies if the failure or malfunction causing the loss was unforeseeable or if the failure or malfunction causing the loss was foreseeable but the plan or design, or both, for identifying and preventing the failure or malfunction was prepared in substantial compliance with generally accepted computer and information system design standards in effect at the time the plan or design was prepared.

-- Brett (savvydad@aol.com), February 26, 1999.