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