HCS HB 1617 & 1374 -- RECREATIONAL USE OF LAND

SPONSOR:  Hobbs (McGhee)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Conservation and Natural Resources by a vote of 12 to 0.

This substitute changes the restrictions regarding the liability
of a landowner who invites or permits persons to use the land for
recreational purposes to include state-administered recreational
access programs.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2007, FY 2008, and
FY 2009.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that people are trespassing onto
another's property and then suing the landowner for injuries that
occur on the property.  In rural areas of the state, this is
becoming a problem.  The bill will work to expand existing
liability protections to landowners who extend their lands to
hunters through recreational access programs.

Testifying for the bill were Representatives McGhee and
Munzlinger; Department of Conservation; Conservation Federation
of Missouri; and Safari Club International.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Kristina Jenkins, Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated November 29, 2006 at 9:44 am