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.
California SB 415 (20132014) — 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.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 415 Knight Consent Calendar Second Day — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 36–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Knight — primary (person)
Beth Gaines — coauthor (person)
Fox — coauthor (person)
Fuller — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-20 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2013-02-21 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2013-02-28 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2013-05-02 Set for hearing May 7.
2013-05-07 Heard for testimony only.
2013-12-19 Set for hearing January 14.
2014-01-06 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-01-21 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 2599.) (January 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-01-22 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-01-27 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2655.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-01-27 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2014-04-24 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2014-06-10 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 10). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-06-11 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2014-06-16 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5547.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-06-16 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2014-06-24 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
2014-06-25 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-06-25 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 48, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/71749150-b9c2-4a3f-8fb3-e02cb87fad52. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).