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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1593

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.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Rules Committee on March 6, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Digest: The Act says that an operator may require a person who does recreation to waive some kinds of claims. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act says that an operator may require a person who does recreation to release the operator from some types of claims. Tells OBDD to study issues for the recreation industry and make a report. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.9).</i>] Provides that an operator may require [<i>an adult</i>] <b>a </b>person who engages in a sport, fitness or recreational activity in various ways to release the operator from claims for ordinary negligence. [<i>Directs the Oregon Business Development Department to study recreation commerce and report to an appropriate committee or interim committee of the Legislative Assembly no later than December 15, 2026.</i>] 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 Senate

3 co-sponsors

Kate Lieber, Lisa Reynolds, Jeff Golden

In the House of Representatives

6 co-sponsors

Paul Evans, Mark Gamba, David Gomberg, Annessa Hartman, Susan McLain, Daniel Nguyen

Its course

February 2 to March 6, 2026, 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 action8 actions on 5 days

In the SenateFeb 2 to Mar 6 · stopped32 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 2 to Feb 20 days

Commerce and General GovernmentFeb 2 to Feb 2321 days

RulesFeb 23 to Mar 6 · stopped11 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 23

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 Senate Feb 2 – Mar 6

  1. Feb 2Introduced
  2. Sent to Commerce and General Government
  3. Feb 9Heard in Commerce and General Government
  4. Feb 11Heard in Commerce and General Government
  5. Feb 23Commerce and General Government recommended it as amended, and that it go to Rules
  6. Sent to Rules
  7. Mar 6Died when the session ended
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Feb 2Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Feb 2Referred to Commerce and General Government, then Judiciary.Senate
  3. Feb 9Public Hearing held.Senate
  4. Feb 11Work Session held.Senate
  5. Feb 23Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, subsequent referral to Judiciary be rescinded and be referred to Rules.Senate
  6. Feb 23Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.Senate
  7. Feb 23Referred to Rules by order of the President.Senate
  8. Mar 6In committee upon adjournment.Senate