Campgrounds; inherent risks, liability. (SB780)

Introduced By

Sen. Lynwood Lewis (D-Accomac)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Campgrounds; inherent risks; liability. Provides that a person who goes camping at a campground shall be presumed to have known the inherent risks of camping, defined in the bill. The bill states that a campground, an owner or operator of a campground, and any employee or officer of a campground shall be immune from civil liability for acts or omissions related to camping at a campground if a person is injured or killed, or the property of an individual or group is damaged, as a result of the inherent risks of camping. An owner or operator of a campground, and any employee or officer of a campground, may be held civilly liable under this section if the person or agents of the campground seeking immunity intentionally cause injury, death, or property damage; act with a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of others or the property of others; or fail to conspicuously post warning signs of a dangerous inconspicuous condition known on the property if the owner of the campground is aware of the condition by reason of a prior injury involving the same location or the same mechanism of injury. Read the Bill »

Status

12/04/2020: Failed to Pass in Committee

History

DateAction
01/08/2020Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103836D
01/08/2020Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/15/2020Impact statement from DPB (SB780)
01/22/2020Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/24/2020Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/27/2020Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
01/27/2020Rereferred to Judiciary
02/05/2020Continued to 2021 in Judiciary (8-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
12/04/2020Left in Judiciary

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB1379.