No. HB 581
Filed under Legal.
Sovereign Immunity of Public Transit Contractors in Tort Actions; Designates certain public transit contractors & people acting on behalf of such contractors as agents of state for purposes of provisions relating to sovereign immunity in tort actions; defines "public transit."
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDA private company that runs public transit service under a government contract -- along with its employees, agents, and subcontractors -- is now treated as an agent of the state for lawsuits over its conduct.
That status applies only while the contractor is acting within the contract's scope and following the guidelines it or state rules set. Outside that, ordinary liability rules would still apply.
The shield is not limited to the contracting company. It reaches every employee, agent, or subcontractor doing the work, as long as they act within the contract's guidelines.
AIA private contractor providing public transit service under a government contract, along with its employees, agents, and subcontractors, is treated as an agent of the state -- not an independent private company -- for purposes of the state's sovereign-immunity statute, whenever it acts within the contract's scope and guidelines.