Owners, organizers, and spectators would avoid liability for some off-road harms

Owners, spectators, and promoters would be shielded from legal responsibility for certain off-road riding harms. It would cover claims by a rider, or the rider’s personal representative, against a property owner, a spectator legally present to watch, or a promoter who organizes use of the property. The rider need not pay a fee. The protection would not cover intentional injury, gross negligence, certain failures to use ordinary care, or willful, wanton, or criminal conduct that causes injury, damage, or death. The chapter would not apply to an employer and employee relationship. If enacted, the chapter would take effect July 1, 2026.