BILL NUMBER: SB 415	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Knight

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2013

   An act to amend Section 2210 of the Civil Code, relating to civil
liability.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 415, as introduced, Knight. Space flight liability.
   The Space Flight Liability and Immunity Act requires a space
flight entity, as defined, to collect a signed warning statement from
each participant in space flight activities. The warning statement
is required to inform the participant that there is limited civil
liability for bodily injury sustained as a result of the inherent
risks associated with space flight activities. The act limits the
liability of a space flight entity that complies with these
provisions.
   This bill would include a manufacturer or supplier of components,
services, or vehicles that have been reviewed by the United States
Federal Aviation Administration as part of issuing a license, permit,
or other authorization pursuant to specified provisions of federal
law relating to commercial space launch activities as a space flight
entity with limited liability for any participant injury.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 2210 of the Civil Code is amended to read:
   2210.  For purposes of this article:
   (a) "Participant" means a space flight participant as defined in
Section 50902 of Title 51 of the United States Code.
   (b) "Participant injury" means a bodily injury, including death,
emotional injury, or property damage, sustained by the participant.
   (c) "Space flight activities" means launch services or reentry
services as defined in Section 50902 of Title 51 of the United States
Code.
   (d) "Space flight entity" means any public or private entity that
holds, either directly or through a corporate subsidiary or parent, a
license, permit, or other authorization issued by the United States
Federal Aviation Administration pursuant to  the federal
Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004 (51 U.S.C. Sec. 50905
et seq.)   Chapter 509 (commencing with Section 50901)
of Subtitle V of Title 51 of the United States Code  ,
including, but not limited to, a safety approval and a payload
determination.  "Space flight entity" shall also include a
manufacturer or supplier of components, services, or vehicles that
have been reviewed by the United States Federal Aviation
Administration as part of issuing a license, permit, or other
authorization pursuant to  Chapter 509 (commencing with
Section 50901) of Subtitle V of Title 51 of the United States Code.