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Committee approves Mountain Bike Responsibility Act, shielding for-profit trail operators under conditions
Summary
A Senate committee adopted a committee substitute for the Mountain Bike Responsibility Act (SB 595) and reported it to the full Senate with a recommendation to pass.
A Senate committee adopted a committee substitute for Senate Bill 595—the Mountain Bike Responsibility Act—and voted to report the substitute to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass.
Committee counsel said the substitute is patterned on existing responsibility acts in the Natural Resources chapter (for example, the Ski Responsibility Act) and defines operator and rider responsibilities, conditions that limit operator liability and industry standards the operator must follow. The substitute applies to for‑profit private trail system operators; it does not apply to state parks, nonprofit trail systems or systems already covered by separate code sections…
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