Landowner Immunity for Emergency Access to Property
Summary
The act provides immunity from civil liability for damage or injury to persons or property, other than that which arises from gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct, to a landowner who, in good faith and without compensation, allows access to the landowner's property for entry and exit in connection with an emergency. An emergency is a fire, a rescue call, a hazardous materials incident, a natural or human-caused disaster, or an incident reasonably determined to be an emergency by a first responder. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Signed Mar 20, 2025
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What changed between versions
Rerevised (03/03/2025)
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Revised (02/28/2025)
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill was revised to remove Senate sponsors and update the revision status from 'Rerevised' to 'Revised' after second reading in the Senate. This indicates the bill has progressed through the legislative process but no substantive policy changes were made to the bill's content.
TECHNICAL
Removed Senate sponsors Marchman, Baisley, Cutter, Amabile, Bridges, Catlin, Exum, Frizell, Jodeh, Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Liston, Michaelson Jenet, Pelton B., Pelton R., and Roberts from the bill sponsorship list
Changed revision status header from 'REREVISED' to 'REVISED' and updated the amendment adoption description to reflect second reading in the Second House
Removed '3rd Reading Unamended' date stamp from the document header
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2025 · House Feb 6, 2025
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Mar 3, 2025
D
Democratic22
100% Yea
R
Republican12
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Mar 20, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources
lower
4 primary · 35 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Janice Marchman
DDemocratic
P
Mark Baisley
RRepublican
P
Ron Weinberg
RRepublican
P
Tisha Mauro
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Valdez
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Paschal
DDemocratic
Co
Andy Boesenecker
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Kirkmeyer
RRepublican
Co
Bob Marshall
DDemocratic
Co
Brianna Titone
DDemocratic
Co
Byron Pelton
RRepublican
Co
Cathy Kipp
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Richardson
RRepublican
Co
Dafna Michaelson Jenet
DDemocratic
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