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Senate narrowly passes disputed bill altering recreational liability waivers
Summary
After hours of floor debate and dozens of letters from recreation providers and conservation groups, the Oregon Senate passed SB 1517‑A, a package of changes to the state's treatment of recreational liability waivers that sponsors say will stabilize insurance markets and opponents say will worsen access and safety.
A contentious floor fight over recreational liability finished with the Oregon Senate approving Senate Bill 1517‑A on third reading after extensive debate and written testimony.
Sponsor Sen. Brzezinski said the measure reflects months of work to balance safety and insurability for outdoor and indoor recreation providers. The bill allows certain waivers for ordinary negligence while carving out exceptions for gross negligence, intentional misconduct, claims arising from equipment design or negligent hiring, and other enumerated situations the drafters said would preserve legal remedies.
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