1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to civil actions; limiting actions against certain sales and deliveries of 
1.3 	liquefied petroleum gas;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.4 	chapter 544.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [544.43] LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS.
1.7 	(a) No legal action shall be commenced or maintained against any person engaged in 
1.8 	the business of selling at retail, supplying, handling, or transporting liquefied petroleum 
1.9 	gas in this state if the alleged injury, damage, or loss resulted from:
1.10 	(1) the installation, alteration, modification, or repair of liquefied petroleum gas 
1.11 	equipment or a liquefied petroleum gas appliance and the modification, alteration, or repair 
1.12 	was completely or partially done by someone other than the seller, supplier, transporter, or 
1.13 	an agent of that person; or
1.14 	(2) the use of liquefied petroleum gas equipment or a liquefied petroleum gas 
1.15 	appliance in a manner or for a purpose other than that for which the equipment or 
1.16 	appliance was intended.
1.17 	(b) A person in this state engaged in the business of selling at retail, supplying, 
1.18 	handling, or transporting liquefied petroleum gas is not deemed to have been willful, 
1.19 	wanton, or grossly negligent in any action to recover damages if that person's actions, 
1.20 	relevant to the incident in question, followed required procedures established by the 
1.21 	standards of the Minnesota Fire Code as adopted by the commissioner of public safety and 
1.22 	rules promulgated by the commissioner.
1.23 	(c) A person engaged in the retail sale or bulk delivery of liquefied petroleum gas or 
1.24 	retail delivery of liquefied petroleum gas by Department of Transportation cylinders shall 
2.1 	register with the Department of Commerce in a manner determined by the commissioner 
2.2 	and shall provide annual proof of general liability insurance in the amount of not less than 
2.3 	$1,000,000. Persons who conduct sales or delivery who have not registered, have filed a 
2.4 	false registration, or have let their required insurance lapse or be canceled are in violation 
2.5 	of this section and are subject to a fine of $....... for each violation.