Bill Commons

OR SB 1517

enacted

Relating to civil litigation; and declaring an emergency.

Oregon · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

</b> </i>] Provides that an operator may require a participant in a sport, fitness or recreational activity to release the operator for claims for ordinary negligence under certain circumstances. Specifies certain types of claims that may not be waived. <b>Provides that in a claim for damages for injuries sustained while a participant is engaged in a sport, fitness or recreational activity, whether a risk is inherent to the activity is a question of law.</b> Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Introduced
2026-02-02
Status date
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Latest action
2026-04-14 — Effective date, April 7, 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

Not provided by source.

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-02

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2026-02-02

    Referred to Judiciary.

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-04

    Public Hearing held.

  4. 2026-02-16

    Public Hearing held.

  5. 2026-02-16

    Work Session held.

  6. 2026-02-19

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-02-20

    Second reading.

    reading-2

  8. 2026-02-23

    Carried over to 02-24 by unanimous consent.

  9. 2026-02-24

    Third reading. Carried by Broadman, Prozanski. Passed.

    passage,reading-3

  10. 2026-02-24

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

  11. 2026-02-25

    Referred to Rules.

    referral-committee

  12. 2026-02-24

    Vote explanation(s) filed by Sollman.

  13. 2026-03-02

    Public Hearing held.

  14. 2026-03-04

    Work Session held.

  15. 2026-03-05

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2026-03-05

    Second reading.

    reading-2

  17. 2026-03-06

    Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Levy E, Helfrich. Passed.

    passage,reading-3

  18. 2026-03-06

    Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.

  19. 2026-03-10

    President signed.

    passage

  20. 2026-03-10

    Speaker signed.

    passage

  21. 2026-04-07

    Governor signed.

    executive-signature

  22. 2026-04-14

    Chapter 132, 2026 Laws.

  23. 2026-04-14

    Effective date, April 7, 2026.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Heard and Reported Out with Amendments

    2026-02-16 · pass · 5-1

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Anthony Broadman: yes
    • Sara Gelser Blouin: yes
    • James Manning Jr.: yes
    • Mike McLane: yes
    • Floyd Prozanski: yes
    • Kim Thatcher: no

  • Third reading. Carried by Broadman, Prozanski. Passed.

    2026-02-24 · pass · 16-13

    Member-level votes (30)
    • Rob Wagner: yes
    • Dick Anderson: no
    • Wlnsvey Campos: yes
    • Fred Girod: no
    • James Manning Jr.: yes
    • Janeen Sollman: no
    • Bruce Starr: no
    • Diane Linthicum: no
    • Suzanne Weber: no
    • Mark Meek: no
    • Kathleen Taylor: yes
    • Noah Robinson: no
    • Christine Drazan: no
    • David Brock Smith: absent
    • Sara Gelser Blouin: yes
    • Deb Patterson: yes
    • Mike McLane: yes
    • Todd Nash: yes
    • Courtney Neron Misslin: no
    • Lew Frederick: yes
    • Chris Gorsek: yes
    • Floyd Prozanski: yes
    • Kim Thatcher: no
    • Kate Lieber: yes
    • Kayse Jama: yes
    • Anthony Broadman: yes
    • Jeff Golden: no
    • Cedric Hayden: no
    • Khanh Pham: yes
    • Lisa Reynolds: yes

  • Heard and Reported Out with Amendments

    2026-03-04 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Ben Bowman: yes
    • Lucetta Elmer: yes
    • Dacia Grayber: yes
    • Jason Kropf: yes
    • Hai Pham: yes
    • Alek Skarlatos: yes
    • Kim Wallan: yes

  • Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Levy E, Helfrich. Passed.

    2026-03-06 · pass · 55-2

    Member-level votes (60)
    • Shannon Isadore: yes
    • Kim Wallan: yes
    • Nancy Nathanson: yes
    • Zach Hudson: yes
    • Travis Nelson: yes
    • Lesly Muñoz: no
    • Matt Bunch: yes
    • Thuy Tran: yes
    • Farrah Chaichi: yes
    • Kevin Mannix: yes
    • Ed Diehl: yes
    • Ben Bowman: yes
    • Tawna Sanchez: yes
    • Dacia Grayber: yes
    • Nathan Sosa: no
    • Dwayne Yunker: yes
    • Emerson Levy: yes
    • Jeffrey Helfrich: yes
    • Mark Gamba: yes
    • Court Boice: yes
    • Annessa Hartman: absent
    • Cyrus Javadi: yes
    • E. Werner Reschke: yes
    • Alek Skarlatos: yes
    • Mari Watanabe: yes
    • Gregory Smith: yes
    • Julie Fahey: yes
    • Mark Owens: yes
    • Jason Kropf: yes
    • Willy Chotzen: yes
    • Darin Harbick: yes
    • Sarah McDonald: yes
    • Susan McLain: yes
    • Boomer Wright: yes
    • Ricki Ruiz: yes
    • Darcey Edwards: yes
    • April Dobson: yes
    • Emily McIntire: yes
    • Jules Walters: yes
    • Virgle Osborne: yes
    • John Lively: yes
    • Pam Marsh: yes
    • Bobby Levy: absent
    • Anna Scharf: yes
    • Lisa Fragala: yes
    • Lamar Wise: yes
    • Andrea Valderrama: absent
    • Jami Cate: yes
    • Tom Andersen: yes
    • Paul Evans: yes
    • Sue Rieke Smith: yes
    • David Gomberg: yes
    • Vikki Breese-Iverson: yes
    • Rob Nosse: yes
    • Ken Helm: yes
    • Rick Lewis: yes
    • Shelly Boshart Davis: yes
    • Daniel Nguyen: yes
    • Hai Pham: yes
    • Lucetta Elmer: yes

  • Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.

    2026-03-06 · pass · 29-0

    Member-level votes (30)
    • Rob Wagner: yes
    • Dick Anderson: yes
    • Wlnsvey Campos: yes
    • Fred Girod: yes
    • James Manning Jr.: yes
    • Janeen Sollman: yes
    • Bruce Starr: yes
    • Diane Linthicum: yes
    • Suzanne Weber: yes
    • Mark Meek: yes
    • Kathleen Taylor: yes
    • Noah Robinson: yes
    • Christine Drazan: yes
    • David Brock Smith: yes
    • Sara Gelser Blouin: yes
    • Deb Patterson: yes
    • Mike McLane: yes
    • Todd Nash: yes
    • Courtney Neron Misslin: yes
    • Lew Frederick: yes
    • Chris Gorsek: yes
    • Floyd Prozanski: yes
    • Kim Thatcher: yes
    • Kate Lieber: yes
    • Kayse Jama: yes
    • Anthony Broadman: yes
    • Jeff Golden: yes
    • Cedric Hayden: absent
    • Khanh Pham: yes
    • Lisa Reynolds: yes

Related bills

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Official source

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/SB1517

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