Landowner liability; educational activity.
Summary
Provides that a landowner whose property is used for an educational activity shall owe no duty of care to a member of the public arising out of the educational use of the land. Current law provides such an exemption for recreational activities and certain other uses of land.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Jan 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 7, 2017
Last action Mar 6, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
2
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Feb 21, 2018
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #3
legislature
Feb 21, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Feb 21, 2018
Committee
Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote
legislature
Jan 23, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
legislature
Jan 17, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Jan 16, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB81E
legislature
Jan 16, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Jan 16, 2018
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Dec 7, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
legislature
Dec 7, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100094D
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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