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Committee takes private-road trespass bill off the docket for rewrite after privacy and mapping concerns
Summary
A bill that would make drivers on clearly posted private roads liable for trespass and allow suit against GPS companies was taken "by for the day" for further work after testimony from rural landowners, farm groups and Google representatives.
Senate Bill 1145, a proposal to clarify trespass liability on private roads and to allow property owners to sue GPS and mapping companies that direct drivers onto private roads, was taken off the subcommittee docket for further work after robust questioning and mixed testimony.
Senator French presented the bill, which he said aims to stop delivery drivers and others from cutting across private roads that are marked "No Trespassing" or otherwise clearly designated as private. "The main thing we have is…
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