---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to civil litigation; and declaring an emergency."
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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2026R1"
identifier: "SB 1517"
citation: "Oregon SB 1517 (2026R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-02-02T15:32:59+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-14T19:38:56+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd1eaf26-7f5d-4a02-9b15-aeccf5eb01e5"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/SB1517"
source_hash: "55fec580d7f2ad5932f3f2589c012a08db9d77b0aa0581814842efe41f910e32"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
---

# Oregon SB 1517 (2026R1) — Relating to civil litigation; and declaring an emergency.

</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.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1517/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1517/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1517/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1517/B-Engrossed)
5. **HRULES Amendment -A25** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30811)
6. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1517/House%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
7. **SJUD Amendment -7** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30512)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1517/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Levy E, Helfrich. Passed. — **55–2** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Broadman, Prozanski. Passed. — **16–13** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–1** (pass) · upper
- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-02-02T15:32:59+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-02T17:38:57+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-04T20:46:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2026-02-16T20:46:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2026-02-16T20:53:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-02-19T23:19:46+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-20T19:50:43+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-23T22:23:52+00:00** Carried over to 02-24 by unanimous consent.
- **2026-02-24T22:18:44+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Broadman, Prozanski. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-24T22:29:21+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25T02:11:33+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24T22:19:44+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Sollman.
- **2026-03-02T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2026-03-04T21:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-03-05T00:53:42+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-05T19:14:28+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-06T00:36:18+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Levy E, Helfrich. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-06T17:56:27+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2026-03-10T18:55:22+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-10T19:28:36+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-04-07T16:32:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-14T19:37:41+00:00** Chapter 132, 2026 Laws.
- **2026-04-14T19:38:56+00:00** Effective date, April 7, 2026.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cd1eaf26-7f5d-4a02-9b15-aeccf5eb01e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).