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SSB 1155
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 3, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 3, 2021
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 18, 2021
- Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 420
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became SF 420 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 420 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Landowners who let the public use their property for free for activities like walking, jogging, or riding bicycles won't be held responsible for keeping the area safe. This change also applies to private railroad paths and land used for fun within city limits. It means owners do not have to warn people about dangerous conditions or structures on that land.1
Read the official explanation
_____ for recreational purposes. The bill defines “bicycle” to mean a device, regardless of the number of wheels, having at least one saddle or seat for the use of a rider that is propelled by human power or a device with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than 750 watts (one horsepower), with a maximum speed on a paved level surface, when powered solely by such a motor while ridden, of less than miles per hour. The bill amends the definition of “land” to include privately owned railroad rights-of-way or crossings and to include land located in a municipality in connection with or while being used for a recreational purpose. The bill amends the definition of “recreational purpose” to include jogging, walking, and bicycle riding. Current law 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 February 3, 2021. On February 9, 2021 it recommended passage.
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Similar bills
- HF 35 Relating to private land available for public use for recreational purposes90th General Assembly · Signed by GovernorNearly identical
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