OH SB16 | 2013-2014 | 130th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on November 20 2013 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2013-11-20 - Passed 3rd Consideration House
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

To amend section 2911.21 and to enact sections 2305.117 and 2305.118 of the Revised Code to provide that a person is not criminally or civilly liable for trespassing on certain abandoned land or similar places of public amusement if the person enters or remains on the land or place of public amusement to remediate it and knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the land or place of public amusement is in one of those categories; to establish a court process to allow a person to request and receive permission to enter certain abandoned land or similar places of public amusement in order to remediate that land; to provide that a person is not civilly liable for trespassing on that land if the person has received an order from the court granting such permission; to provide the property owner with immunity from liability to a person who enters or remains on the land or place of public amusement in those circumstances subject to the statute governing liability to trespassers; and to provide that a person who enters or remains on the land or place of public amusement in those circumstances is not entitled to any reimbursement for any cost of the remediation unless agreed to by the property owner.

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Title

To provide that a person is not criminally or civilly liable for trespassing on certain abandoned land or similar places of public amusement if the person enters or remains on the land or place of public amusement to remediate it and knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the land or place of public amusement is in one of those categories; to establish a court process to allow a person to request and receive permission to enter certain abandoned land or similar places of public amusement in order to remediate that land; to provide that a person is not civilly liable for trespassing on that land if the person has received an order from the court granting such permission; to provide the property owner with immunity from liability to a person who enters or remains on the land or place of public amusement in those circumstances subject to the statute governing liability to trespassers; and to provide that a person who enters or remains on the land or place of public amusement in those circumstances is not entitled to any reimbursement for any cost of the remediation unless agreed to by the property owner.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2013-11-20 - Senate - Senate - Third Consideration (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2013-11-20 Passed 3rd Consideration House
2013-11-13 Committee Report - S
2013-02-12 To Civil Justice
2013-02-12 Introduced to House
2013-11-20 To Judiciary
2013-11-20 Introduced to Senate

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
23New CodeSee Bill Text
2305New CodeSee Bill Text
2305117New CodeSee Bill Text
2305118New CodeSee Bill Text
29Amended CodeCitation Text
2911Amended CodeCitation Text
291121Amended CodeCitation Text

Ohio State Sources


Bill Comments

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