2025 Regular SessionKentucky Legislature

HB114: AN ACT relating to landowner liability for recreational use permission.

Legislative 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."

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Bill History

1/8/2025
introduced in House
House of Representatives
1/8/2025
to Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
to Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H)
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
2nd reading, to Rules
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 04, 2025
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
3rd reading, passed 96-0
House of Representatives
3/7/2025
received in Senate
Senate
3/7/2025
to Committee on Committees (S)
Senate
3/11/2025
to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
Senate
3/11/2025
taken from Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
Senate
3/11/2025
1st reading
Senate
3/11/2025
returned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
Senate
3/12/2025
taken from Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
Senate
3/12/2025
2nd reading
Senate
3/12/2025
returned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
Senate
3/13/2025
reported favorably, to Rules
Senate
3/28/2025
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 28, 2025
Senate
3/28/2025
3rd reading, passed 38-0
Senate
3/28/2025
received in House
House of Representatives
3/28/2025
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
House of Representatives
3/28/2025
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
House of Representatives
3/28/2025
delivered to Governor
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 133)
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3682
3/28/2025
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Third Reading RCS# 178
3/6/2025
96
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/31/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 1
Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Timmy Truett
Timmy Truett
Republican

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197026.9 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197027.1 KB
Chaptered
Bill Text1/1/197025.5 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image4/3/202541.0 KB