April 16, 2008, Introduced by Reps. Sak and Condino and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled
"Revised judicature act of 1961,"
(MCL 600.101 to 600.9947) by adding section 2977.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 2977. (1) An action for damages for personal injury,
death, or property damage shall not be commenced against a person
engaged in the liquefied petroleum gas business if the injury,
death, or property damage was caused by either of the following:
(a) The alteration, modification, or repair of liquefied
petroleum gas equipment or a liquefied petroleum gas appliance,
unless the alteration, modification, or repair was with the
knowledge and consent of the person engaged in the liquefied
petroleum gas business.
(b) The use of liquefied petroleum gas equipment or a
liquefied petroleum gas appliance in a manner or for a purpose
other than the manner in which or purpose for which the equipment
or appliance was intended to be used, unless the use could
reasonably have been expected by the person engaged in the
liquefied petroleum gas business.
(2) As used in this section, "liquefied petroleum gas
business" means selling at retail, supplying, handling, or
transporting liquefied petroleum gas.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect July 1,
2009.