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Committee advances bill to extend winter-sports liability limits to Olympic venues
Summary
The Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee voted unanimously to recommend HB 541, which would apply liability limits like those for ski resorts to Utah Olympic Legacy venues, citing rising insurance costs and depleted endowment funds.
The House Economic Development and Workforce Services Standing Committee on Wednesday voted unanimously to give a favorable recommendation to HB 541, the Olympic legacy liability amendments, which would expand the state—s winter-sports liability framework to include Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation venues.
Representative Hawkins, the bill sponsor, told the committee the bill creates a new section under the Olympic and Paralympic Games Act to "establish limits on liability to the same amount that our local ski resorts have under state law." He said the change is intended to protect venues…
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