Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3140
Provides that an operator may require a person who engages in a sport, fitness or recreational activity in various ways to release the operator from claims for ordinary negligence.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: The Act says that an operator can make a person who does recreation release the operator from some types of claims. Tells OBDD to study issues for the recreation industry and make a report. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.6). Provides that an operator may require a person who engages in a sport, fitness or recreational activity in various ways to release the operator from claims for ordinary negligence. Directs the Oregon Business Development Department, with the assistance of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, to study issues facing the recreation industry and report to a committee of the Legislative Assembly related to the environment no later than September 15, 2026. Appropriates moneys for study. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Emerson Levy, Jeffrey Helfrich, Kim Wallan, David Gomberg, Court Boice, Gregory Smith
Chief co-sponsors
26 co-sponsors
Vikki Breese-Iverson, Paul Evans, Ken Helm, Emily McIntire, Hai Pham, Thuy Tran, Virgle Osborne, Ed Diehl, Alek Skarlatos, Mari Watanabe, Lucetta Elmer, Travis Nelson, Anna Scharf, Bobby Levy, Boomer Wright, E. Werner Reschke, Rick Lewis, Darin Harbick, Kevin Mannix, Shelly Boshart Davis, Mark Owens, Darcey Edwards, Cyrus Javadi, Christine Drazan, Dwayne Yunker, Jami Cate
In the Senate
Sponsor
Dick Anderson, Mark Meek, David Brock Smith
Chief co-sponsors
1 co-sponsor
Its course
January 13 to June 27, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action7 actions on 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Jun 27 · stopped165 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days
Economic Development, Small Business, and TradeJan 17 to Feb 2640 days
JudiciaryFeb 26 to Jun 27 · stopped121 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 13 – Jun 27
- Jan 13Introduced
- Jan 17Sent to Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade
- Feb 19Heard in Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade
- Feb 24Heard in Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade
- Feb 26Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Judiciary
- Sent to Judiciary
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
- Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 17Referred to Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Feb 19Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Feb 24Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Feb 26Without recommendation as to passage, be referred to Judiciary, and then to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
- Feb 26Referred to Judiciary by order of Speaker and then Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives