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Relating to private land available for public use for recreational purposes
Sponsored by the House Natural Resources Committee
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 18, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 8, 2022
- Done: House committeeFebruary 14, 2022
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 2, 202299–0
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 16, 2022
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary This law changes how certain types of land and activities are defined when private owners let the public use their property for free. It clarifies that bicycles include low-speed electric bikes and that recreational activities include walking, jogging, and riding. It also adds railroad paths and crossings to the definition of land that can be used this way. These changes help determine when a landowner is not responsible for keeping the property safe or warning people about dangers.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to private land available for public use for recreational purposes. For purposes of Code chapter 461C, the bill defines “bicycle” to mean a device having at least one saddle or seat for the use of a rider that is propelled by human power or a low-speed electric bicycle, regardless of the number of wheels. The bill amends the definition of “land” to include the portions of a privately owned railroad right-of-way or crossing incorporated into or used as part of a path or trail used for recreational purposes. The bill amends the definition of “recreational purpose” to include jogging, walking, and bicycle riding. Code chapter 461C generally provides that a holder of land who makes the land available for a public recreational purpose without charge does not owe a duty of care to keep the premises safe for entry or use by others for a recreational purpose or urban deer control, or to give any warning of a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity on such premises to persons entering for such purposes.
Senate subcommittee
Named March 7, 2022. On March 8, 2022 it recommended passage.
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- HF 35 Relating to private land available for public use for recreational purposes90th General Assembly · Signed by GovernorNearly identical
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