Campgrounds; inherent risks, liability.
Summary
Campgrounds; inherent risks; liability. Provides that a person who goes camping at a campground shall be presumed to have known the inherent risks of camping, defined in the bill. The bill states that a campground, an owner or operator of a campground, and any employee or officer of a campground shall be immune from civil liability for acts or omissions related to camping at a campground if a person is injured or killed, or the property of an individual or group is damaged, as a result of the inherent risks of camping. An owner or operator of a campground, and any employee or officer of a campground, may be held civilly liable under this section if the person or agents of the campground seeking immunity intentionally cause injury, death, or property damage; act with a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of others or the property of others; or fail to conspicuously post warning signs of a dangerous inconspicuous condition known on the property if the owner of the campground is aware of the condition by reason of a prior injury involving the same location or the same mechanism of injury.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2020
Last action Feb 5, 2020
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
6
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2021
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Committee
Referred from General Laws
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101541D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jay Leftwich
RRepublican
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