2024 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB452: Courts - Prohibited Liability Agreements - Recreational Facilities

Legislative Summary

Establishing that a provision in a contract or agreement relating to the use of a recreational facility that purports to limit the recreational facility's liability, or release the recreational facility from or indemnify or hold harmless the recreational facility against liability, for injury caused by or resulting from the negligence or other wrongful acts of the recreational facility or its agents or on-duty employees is void and unenforceable under certain circumstances.

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Bill History

1/22/2024
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Senate
1/23/2024
Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/15/2024
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate
3/15/2024
Favorable with Amendments {323027/1 Adopted
Senate
3/15/2024
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/18/2024
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Senate
3/19/2024
Referred Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/20/2024
Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/27/2024
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
3/27/2024
Hearing 3/27 at 2:30 p.m.
House of Delegates
4/1/2024
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House of Delegates
4/1/2024
Favorable with Amendments {413423/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
4/1/2024
Floor Amendment {263425/1 (Delegate Hartman) Rejected (33-105)
House of Delegates
4/1/2024
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
4/3/2024
Floor Amendment {713721/1 (Delegate Griffith) Rejected (34-98)
House of Delegates
4/3/2024
Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate Kaufman) Adopted
House of Delegates
4/3/2024
Third Reading Passed (106-29)
House of Delegates
4/5/2024
Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
Senate
4/5/2024
Senate Requests House Recede
Senate
4/5/2024
Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Carter, Charles and West)
Senate
4/8/2024
Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
House of Delegates
4/8/2024
Senate Requests House Recede
House of Delegates
4/8/2024
Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Carter, Charles and West)
House of Delegates
4/8/2024
Motion Recede (Delegate Clippinger) Adopted
House of Delegates
4/8/2024
Third Reading Passed (110-26)
House of Delegates
4/8/2024
House Recede
House of Delegates
4/8/2024
Returned Passed
Senate
5/16/2024
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 941
Senate

Amendments

Floor Amendment 713721/1 (Delegate Griffith) Rejected (34-98)

Floor Amendment 713721/1 (Delegate Griffith) Rejected (34-98)

4/3/2024Not Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 413423/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 413423/1 Adopted

4/1/2024Adopted

Floor Amendment 263425/1 (Delegate Hartman) Rejected (33-105)

Floor Amendment 263425/1 (Delegate Hartman) Rejected (33-105)

4/1/2024Not Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 323027/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 323027/1 Adopted

3/15/2024Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/8/2024
110
Yea
26
Nay
1
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Floor Amendment 713721/1 (Delegate Griffith) Rejected
4/3/2024
34
Yea
98
Nay
5
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: FAILED
Third Reading Passed
4/3/2024
106
Yea
29
Nay
1
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Floor Amendment 263425/1 (Delegate Hartman) Rejected
4/1/2024
33
Yea
105
Nay
2
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: FAILED
Third Reading Passed
3/18/2024
45
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/16/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Jill Carter
Jill Carter
Democrat

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text5/23/202497.0 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/16/2024107.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/23/202487.1 KB
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