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SB 1517 — Provides that an operator may require a participant in a sport, fitness or recreational activity to release the operator for claims for ordinary negligence under certain circumstances.

Congress · introduced 2026-01-14

<b>Digest: The Act says that an operator can make a person doing sports, fitness or recreation waive some claims for negligence. The Act says that some types of claims may not be waived. The Act says that whether a risk is inherent to an activity is a question of law. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act says that an operator can make a person doing sports, fitness or recreation waive some claims for negligence. The Act says that some types of claims may not be waived. (Flesch Readability Score: 82.2).</i>] Provides that an operator may require a participant in a sport, fitness or recreational activity to release the operator for claims for ordinary negligence under certain circumstances. Specifies certain types of claims that may not be waived. <b>Provides that in a claim for damages for injuries sustained while a participant is engaged in a sport, fitness or recreational activity, whether a risk is inherent to the activity is a question of law.</b> Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

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Action timeline

  1. · state_upper — Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
  2. · state_upper — Referred to Judiciary.
  3. · state_upper — Public Hearing held.
  4. · state_upper — Public Hearing held.
  5. · state_upper — Work Session held.
  6. · state_upper — Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
  7. · state_upper — Second reading.
  8. · state_upper — Carried over to 02-24 by unanimous consent.
  9. · state_upper — Third reading. Carried by Broadman, Prozanski. Passed.
  10. · state_upper — Vote explanation(s) filed by Sollman.
  11. · state_lower — First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
  12. · state_lower — Referred to Rules.
  13. · state_lower — Public Hearing held.
  14. · state_lower — Work Session held.
  15. · state_lower — Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
  16. · state_lower — Second reading.
  17. · state_lower — Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Levy E, Helfrich. Passed.
  18. · state_upper — Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
  19. · state_upper — President signed.
  20. · state_lower — Speaker signed.
  21. · state_upper — Governor signed.
  22. · state_upper — Chapter 132, 2026 Laws.
  23. · state_upper — Effective date, April 7, 2026.

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Predicted vote

Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.

0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)

By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no

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