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Bill would expand HikeSafe family definition to include domestic partners sharing an address
Summary
Representative Will Darby introduced House Bill 404 to broaden the definition of a family on the state’s voluntary HikeSafe card so domestic partners and cohabiting families sharing an address can qualify for a family card. Fish and Game and a constituent testified in support; the committee closed the hearing and held the bill for follow-up.
Representative Will Darby of Hillsborough District 11 introduced House Bill 404 to expand the definition of "family" for the HikeSafe voluntary card so that domestic partners and cohabiting family units who share an address may qualify for a family card.
Darby said the HikeSafe card has raised between $100,000 and $300,000 annually since its 2015 inception and could generate more revenue if Fish and Game engaged partner organizations and recognized modern family arrangements. He said the bill aims to build interest among younger and nontraditional households and to align HikeSafe language with other statutes and administrative rules that use the term…
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