SF0115 • 2005

Limiting liability of recreational landowners.

AN ACT relating to lands used for recreational purposes; specifying user and landowner liability; providing a definition; and providing for an effective date.

Land

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Senator Vasey
Last action: 2005-02-18
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 2/18/2005

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Amendments

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SF0115H2001

2nd reading • SIMPSON

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by SIMPSON

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SF0115H3001

3rd reading • SIMPSON

Adopted

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SF0115HS001

Standing Committee • H06

Adopted

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SF0115SS001

Standing Committee • BURNS

Adopted

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Bill History

2005-02-18 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 50
2005-02-18 Governor
Governor Signed SEA0028
2005-02-16 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0028
2005-02-16 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0028
2005-02-16 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0028
2005-02-16 Senate
S Did Concur
2005-02-15 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2005-02-15 House
Amendment Adopted
2005-02-14 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2005-02-14 House
Amendment Adopted
2005-02-11 House
H Laid Back Pursuant to HR 9-3
2005-02-10 House
H Passed CoW
2005-02-10 House
Amendment Adopted
2005-02-10 House
H Amendments Adopted
2005-02-07 House
H Placed on General File
2005-02-07 House
H06 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2005-02-01 House
H Introduced and Referred to H06
2005-01-27 House
H Received for Introduction
2005-01-24 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2005-01-21 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2005-01-20 Senate
S Passed CoW
2005-01-20 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2005-01-20 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2005-01-20 Senate
S Placed on General File
2005-01-20 Senate
S06 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2005-01-14 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S06
2005-01-14 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2005-01-12 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2005 General Session Summary for SF0115

Bill
No.:
SF0115
Drafter:

MRW

LSO
No.:
05LSO-0456
Effective Date:

2/18/2005

Enrolled
Act No.:
SEA0028

Chapter
No.:
50

Prime
Sponsor:
Senator Vasey

Catch Title:
Limiting liability of
recreational landowners.

Subject:
Specifies
user and landowner liability on lands used for recreational purposes.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Provides that any person using the land of another for recreational
purposes, with or without permission, and who causes damage to the property is
liable for that damage.

Specifies that an owner of land adjacent to a national scenic trail who
has conveyed an easement across his lands for the designated national scenic
trail owes no duty to keep adjacent lands safe or to warn of dangerous
conditions.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0115

ENROLLED ACT NO. 28, SENATE

FIFTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2005 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to lands used for recreational purposes; specifying user and landowner liability; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 34
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107 is created to read:

34
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107.

User liability for damages.

Any person using the land of another for recreational purposes, with or without permission, shall be liable for any damage to property, livestock or crops which may be caused by the person while on the property.

Section 2.

W.S. 34
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19
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105(a)(i) is amended to read:

34
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105.

When landowner's liability not limited.

(a)

Nothing in this act limits in any way any liability which otherwise exists:

(i)

For willful or malicious failure to guard or warn against a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity
, except an owner whose land is adjacent to a national scenic trail designated by the United States congress and who has conveyed an easement across his lands for purposes of a designated national scenic trail shall owe no duty of care to keep the adjacent lands safe or to give any warning of a dangerous condition, use, structure or activity on the adjacent lands. The installation of a sign, other form of warning or modification made to improve safety shall not create liability on the part of an owner of the adjacent land if there is no other basis for liability
;

Section 3.

This act is effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
u
tion.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk