The measure, known as Bill 797 or “The Right to Rescue Act,” was set to be introduced in the California Assembly on Tuesday. It would protect passersby who leap into action from facing a civil lawsuit, ABC News reports.

“All the time we hear about animals that are dying being trapped in hot cars. These owners, they just don’t realize how hot it can get,” Assemblyman Marc Steinorth, who is one of three lawmakers who drafted the bill, told the Sacramento Bee. “I wanted to create legislation that enables us to be proactive.”