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Committee recommends liability protection amendments adding 'via ferrata' and target-shooting to recreational waiver
Summary
A committee voted unanimously to pass HB 98, an amendment expanding landowner liability protections for certain recreational activities to explicitly include via ferrata routes and target shooting; witnesses representing farmers and shooting organizations supported the change.
The House Economic Development Committee unanimously recommended HB 98, amendments to landowner-liability provisions that explicitly list two activities — via ferrata and target shooting — among covered recreational pursuits that limit a property owner's liability to visitors.
Sponsor remarks described the bill as a narrow expansion to avoid future litigation over whether newer recreational activities fit under the statute. "I'm just adding two clarifying activities into the bill," the sponsor told…
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