HOUSE BILL 2664 |
HOUSE AUTHOR: Turner, Bob |
EFFECTIVE: 09-01-97 |
SENATE SPONSOR: Wentworth |
House Bill 2664 amends the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to provide that an owner, lessee, or occupant of agricultural land who invites another to enter the premises for purposes of recreation does not assure that the premises are safe for recreational purposes, owe the entrant a greater degree of care than is owed a trespasser, or assume responsibility or incur liability for an injury to the entrant. The act expands the definition of "recreation" and provides, in the case of agricultural land, that the total liability of an owner, lessee, or occupant for a single occurrence of bodily injury, death, or destruction of property shall be $1 million.