AN ACT relating to landowner liability for recreational use permission.
Summary
Amend KRS 150.645, relating to landowner liability, to provide that an owner, lessee, or occupant of premises who gives permission to another person to rock climb, boulder, or rappel on the premises shall not be liable for any injury to any person or property caused by the negligent acts of any person to whom permission is granted except for willful and malicious failure on behalf of the owner, lessee, or occupant; amend KRS 411.190, relating to obligations of owner to persons using land for recreation, to include rocks, boulders, and cliffs in the definition of "land" and rock climbing, bouldering, and rappelling in the definition of "recreational purpose."
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Signed Mar 31, 2025
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The document shows only technical formatting changes between two versions of the same bill. The bill number format was updated from 'BR 439' to 'HB 114/GA', and page headers were modified to reflect the correct bill designation. No substantive policy changes, scope modifications, or content alterations were made to the actual legislative text.
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Header formatting updated to change bill reference from 'BR 439' to 'HB 114/GA' and adjust page numbering identifiers
Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Mar 31, 2025
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 133)
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 38-0
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, to Rules
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 96-0
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
to Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H)
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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