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Heated testimony as recreation businesses urge enforceable waivers and insurers warn of market collapse
Summary
A broad coalition of outdoor-recreation businesses, trail groups and local officials urged the committee to adopt amendments that would make liability waivers enforceable; opponents and some lawmakers warned the current bill (SB 1517 A) contains too many exceptions and would not bring insurers back.
The House Rules Committee heard hours of public testimony on SB 1517 A, a bill that would allow recreation operators to require liability releases for ordinary negligence during sport, fitness or recreational activities. Testimony exposed sharp divisions over competing amendments and the potential state economic impact.
Supporters representing outfitters, ski areas, nonprofits, city parks, and chambers of commerce argued Oregon faces an insurance crisis that threatens basic access to…
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