S.F. No. 0115

Limiting liability of recreational landowners.

 

Sponsored By:                    Senator(s) Vasey and Case and Representative(s) Bagby and Olsen

 

AN ACT relating to lands used for recreational purposes; specifying user and landowner liability; providing a definition; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/12/2005               Bill Number Assigned

1/14/2005               S Received for Introduction

1/14/2005               S Introduced and Referred to S06

1/20/2005               S06 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Burns, Cooper, Massie, Ross and Von Flatern

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/20/2005               S Placed on General File

 

SF0115SS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 2                            Delete "providing a".

Page 1-line 3                            Delete "definition;".

Page 2-line 1                            Delete "1‑1‑122(a)(ii) and".

Page 2-line 2                            Delete "are" insert "is".

Page 2-lines 4 through 17         Delete.

Page 3-line 4                            After "scenic" insert "or national historic".

Page 3-line 6                            After "scenic" insert "or national historic".  BURNS, CHAIRMAN

 

1/20/2005               S Passed CoW

1/21/2005               S Passed 2nd Reading

1/24/2005               S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Boggs, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Geis, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Northrup, Peck, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern.

Ayes 30    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/27/2005               H Received for Introduction

2/1/2005 H Introduced and Referred to H06

2/7/2005 H06 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Brown, Childers, Davison, Gingery, Iekel, Reese, Slater, Thompson and Zwonitzer

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/7/2005 H Placed on General File

 

SF0115HS001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-line 21                          Delete "July 1, 2005" insert "immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.".  IEKEL, ACTING CHAIRMAN

 

2/10/2005               H Passed CoW

2/11/2005               H Laid Back Pursuant to HR 9-3

 

SF0115H2001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 16                          After "(i)" insert "and by creating a new subsection (b)".

Page 2-line 9                            After "except" delete balance of the line.

Page 2-lines 10 through 18       Delete entirely.

Page 2-line 19                          Delete the line through "liability" insert "as limited by subsection (b) of this section".

Page 2-After line 19     Insert:

"(b)  An owner whose land is adjacent to a national scenic or national historic trail designated by the United States congress and who has conveyed an easement across his lands for purposes of a designated national scenic or national historic trail shall have no duty to keep the adjacent lands safe nor generally to guard against a dangerous condition, use, structure or activity on those lands.  Nor shall such owner have a duty to warn of any dangerous condition, use, structure or activity on the adjacent lands, unless the owner knows that the failure to warn is in disregard to the plain and strong likelihood that harm will result to a user of the adjacent lands.  The installation of a sign, other form of warning or modification made to improve safety shall not create liability on the part of an owner of the adjacent land if there is no other basis for liability.".  SIMPSON

 

2/14/2005               H Passed 2nd Reading

 

SF0115H3001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Delete the Simpson second reading amendment (SF0115H2001/A).

Further amend the engrossed copy as follows:

Page 2-line 10                          Delete "or national historic".

Page 2-line 12                          Delete "its" insert "his".

Page 2-line 13                          Delete "or national historic".  SIMPSON

 

2/15/2005               H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Barnard, Berger, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Davison, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gay, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hageman, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jackson, Jones, Landon, Latta, Lockhart, Lubnau, Luthi, Martin, McOmie, Meuli, Miller, Morgan, Olsen, Osborn, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Quarberg, Reese, Robinson, Samuelson, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt, White and Zwonitzer.

Excused:  Representative(s) Jorgensen

Ayes 59    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

2/16/2005               S Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Boggs, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Geis, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Northrup, Peck, Ross, Schiffer, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern.

Nays:  Senator(s) Scott

Ayes 29    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/16/2005               Assigned Number SEA No. 0028

2/16/2005               S President Signed SEA No. 0028

2/16/2005               H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0028

2/18/2005               Governor Signed SEA No. 0028

2/18/2005               Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0050  Session Laws of Wyoming 2005.