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Jan 04, 2012 |
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Apr 08, 2011 |
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Senate Bill S4513
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 53rd Senate District
2011-S4513 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Judiciary
- Law Section:
- General Obligations Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง9-103, Gen Ob L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
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2011-S4513 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4513 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general obligations law, in relation to providing that there shall be no duty to keep premises safe for entry or use by others for recreational aviation activities PURPOSE: To expand the scope of the law to include recreational aviation activities. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 - amends paragraph A of Section 9-103 of the General Obligations Law, adding recreational aviation to the list of activities where an owner or occupant of certain property owes no duty to keep the premises safe for entry or use by others. Section 2 - provides for an immediate effective date. JUSTIFICATION: This bill is intended to extend a measure of liability protection for private airfield owners similar to that provided to other property owners who allow their properties to be used recreationally. When a private-use airport becomes operational, the Federal Aviation
2011-S4513 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4513 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 8, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the general obligations law, in relation to providing that there shall be no duty to keep premises safe for entry or use by others for recreational aviation activities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 9-103 of the gener- al obligations law, as separately amended by chapters 141 and 286 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows: a. an owner, lessee or occupant of premises, whether or not posted as provided in section 11-2111 of the environmental conservation law, owes no duty to keep the premises safe for entry or use by others for hunt- ing, fishing, organized gleaning as defined in section seventy-one-y of the agriculture and markets law, canoeing, boating, trapping, hiking, cross-country skiing, tobogganing, sledding, speleological activities, horseback riding, bicycle riding, hang gliding, motorized vehicle opera- tion for recreational purposes, RECREATIONAL AVIATION ACTIVITIES, snow- mobile operation, cutting or gathering of wood for non-commercial purposes or training of dogs, or to give warning of any hazardous condi- tion or use of or structure or activity on such premises to persons entering for such purposes; S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10666-01-1
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