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Committee advances liability-limiting bill for landowners who host Game and Fish and 4‑H shooting events
Summary
House Bill 1007, as amended, would give limited liability protections to property owners who open land for Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and 4‑H shooting sports programs; the committee reported the amended bill do pass.
The Senate Judiciary Committee reported House Bill 1007 do pass, as amended, after sponsors said the measure provides liability protections to property owners who allow Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and 4‑H shooting sports programs to use their land.
Representative Chad Pury (House District 25) presented the bill as amended and described it as "simply grants some liability protections" to property owners who open their land for those programs. He and a sponsor explained the amendment removed duplicated language identified in the bill's prior draft.
Committee members asked whether property owners must build backstops or meet particular site-preparation requirements. The sponsor said signage "that mirrors the equine" program signage and program-specific safety parameters set by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and 4‑H would apply; final safety requirements would be set by those programs.
A committee member asked whether the protections would apply only when the Game and Fish Commission or 4‑H ran the event. The sponsor confirmed the bill covers events run by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and 4‑H only; similar events run by others would not be covered under this bill.
No proponents or opponents outside the sponsors signed up; the committee adopted the amendment and moved the bill to do pass as amended. The chair announced the motion carried after a voice vote.
