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CT SB00831

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/26/2011

Primary Sponsor

Edith Prague

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Origin

Senate

2011 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Expands the definition of "owner" in recreational liability statutes to explicitly include municipalities, political subdivisions of the state, and nonprofit municipal corporations.

  • Adds bicycling, mountain biking, nonmotorized vehicles, and horseback riding to the list of recreational purposes covered under liability protections for open space lands.

  • Amends Section 52-557f of the general statutes, effective from passage.

  • Applies liability protections to municipal and nonprofit use of open space lands for recreational activities, similar to existing protections for private landowners.

Legislative Description

An Act Concerning Municipal Liability For Recreational Activities On Certain Open Space Lands.

Last Action

Favorable Change of Reference, House to Committee on Judiciary

3/16/2011

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/10/2011
Environment1/26/2011

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