Senate2023-24 session
SSB 5145: Clarifying existing law regarding liability protections associated with public recreational use of lands or waters under a hydroelectric license issued by the federal energy regulatory commission.
Signed into law: Chapter 183, Laws of 2023
- Sponsor
- Short
- Introduced
- January 9, 2023
- Status
- C 183 L 23
- Last action
- Effective date 7/23/2023. (April 25, 2023)
- As of
- August 18, 2026, 2:03 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Exempts a landowner who releases water or flows and makes waterways available for recreational use from liability for injuries sustained by the public while boating, swimming, or fishing.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 11, 202397 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 7, 202348 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
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