AN ACT relating to landowner liability for recreational use permission.

Amend KRS 150.645, relating to landowner liability, to provide that an owner, lessee, or occupant of premises who gives permission to another person to rock climb, boulder, or rappel on the premises shall not be liable for any injury to any person or property caused by the negligent acts of any person to whom permission is granted except for willful and malicious failure on behalf of the owner, lessee, or occupant; amend KRS 411.190, relating…

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Introduced: January 8, 2025

Last action: March 31, 2025

(Acts Ch. 133)

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This bill expands Kentucky's existing recreational use law to cover rock climbing, bouldering, and rappelling. It protects landowners, lessees, and occupants from being held legally responsible if someone is injured while using their land for these activities, unless the landowner acted in a willful and malicious way. It also updates the legal definition of "land" to include rocks, boulders, and cliffs, and adds these climbing activities to the list of recognized recreational purposes under state…

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