1. (a) A volunteer is not an agent, employee, or independent contractor of this state for any purpose and has no authority to obligate this state to a third party.

2. (b) This state is not liable to a volunteer for personal injury or property damage sustained by the volunteer that arises from participation in the incident response team.

   Transferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Subchapter N-2, Chapter 2054 by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 331 (H.B. 150), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2025.

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 567 (S.B. 475), Sec. 6, eff. June 14, 2021.