By: Otto (Senate Sponsor - Nichols) H.B. No. 1183
         (In the Senate - Received from the House May 1, 2007;
  May 2, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on State
  Affairs; May 18, 2007, reported favorably by the following vote:  
  Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 18, 2007, sent to printer.)
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to liability of landowners who allow their land to be used
  for radio control flying and related activities.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 75.001(3), Civil Practice and Remedies
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
               (3)  "Recreation" means an activity such as:
                     (A)  hunting;
                     (B)  fishing;
                     (C)  swimming;
                     (D)  boating;
                     (E)  camping;
                     (F)  picnicking;
                     (G)  hiking;
                     (H)  pleasure driving, including off-road
  motorcycling and off-road automobile driving and the use of
  all-terrain vehicles;
                     (I)  nature study, including bird-watching;
                     (J)  cave exploration;
                     (K)  waterskiing and other water sports;
                     (L)  any other activity associated with enjoying
  nature or the outdoors;
                     (M)  bicycling and mountain biking;
                     (N)  disc golf; [or]
                     (O)  on-leash and off-leash walking of dogs; or
                     (P)  radio control flying and related activities.
         SECTION 2.  Section 75.002, Civil Practice and Remedies
  Code, is amended by adding Subsection (i) to read as follows:
         (i)  Subsections (b) and (c) do not affect any liability of
  an owner, lessee, or occupant of real property for an injury
  occurring outside the boundaries of the real property caused by an
  activity described by Section 75.001(3)(P) that originates within
  the boundaries of the real property.
         SECTION 3.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
  to a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of
  this Act. A cause of action that accrues before the effective date
  of this Act is governed by the law in effect immediately before the
  effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for
  that purpose.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2007.
 
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