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State parks, recreation, risk
RECREATION – Adds to existing law to provide for the assumption of risk and legal responsibility by recreational participants for injuries associated with recreational activities in state parks.

RS29924C2 / H0103

Every year, in rapidly increasing numbers, residents of the state of Idaho and non-residents enjoy the recreational value of Idaho's state parks. There are inherent risks in the outdoor recreational activities provided within the state parks which should be understood and assumed by each visitor. The inherent risks in the recreational activities undertaken by park visitors are essentially impossible to eliminate by the Department. It is the purpose of this idea to define the area of responsibility and affirmative acts for which the Department's parks shall be liable for loss, damage, or injury, and to define those risks for which the visitors expressly assume and for which there can be no recovery.

This legislation will have no impact on the state's General fund or any dedicated fund or federal fund because the legislation is intended to save taxpayer money.

Bill Events
Date Description
02/08 Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
02/09 Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation
02/22 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
02/23 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
02/24 Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 66-2-2
AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker
NAYS – Nash, Skaug
Absent – Handy, Hawkins
Floor Sponsor - Redman
Title apvd - to Senate
02/27 Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment
03/07 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
03/08 Read second time; filed for Third Reading
03/13 Retained on calendar
03/14 Read third time in full – PASSED - 24-11-0
AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hartgen, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder
NAYS – Bjerke, Carlson, Foreman, Hart, Herndon, Lenney, Nichols, Ruchti, Trakel, Wintrow, Zuiderveld
Absent and excused – None
Floor Sponsor - Schroeder
Title apvd - to House
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
03/15 Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
Signed by President; returned to House
03/16 Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
03/17 Delivered to Governor at 11 a.m. on March 16, 2023
03/21 Reported Signed by Governor on March 20, 2023
Session Law Chapter 54
Effective: 07/01/2023
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