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| Bill | 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. | us/states/or | Oregon Legislative Assembly | 2026R1 | SB 1517 | Oregon SB 1517 (2026R1) |
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enacted | 8 | 23 | 5 | 2026-02-02T15:32:59+00:00 | 2026-04-14T19:38:56+00:00 | openstates | ocd-bill/cd1eaf26-7f5d-4a02-9b15-aeccf5eb01e5 | https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/SB1517 | 55fec580d7f2ad5932f3f2589c012a08db9d77b0aa0581814842efe41f910e32 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Oregon SB 1517 (2026R1) — Relating to civil litigation; and declaring an emergency.
] 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. 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. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Senate Amendments to Introduced (filed) — source
- A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- B-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- HRULES Amendment -A25 (committee substitute) — source
- House Amendments to A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- SJUD Amendment -7 (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
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; origin ocd-bill/cd1eaf26-7f5d-4a02-9b15-aeccf5eb01e5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).