Mountain Bike Safety Bill Fails in Senate
Submitted by Kris Thompson on
One 1 of 2 new cycling bills just failed in the Colorado Senate due to lack of Democrat support. Next bill up on the block is the Open Roads Act which will prevent cities like Black Hawk from banning bikes. Hopefully that one gets more traction. Below is the Denver Post explanation as to why the Mountain Bike Safety Bill failed. The upcoming Colorado Bike Summit is a good opportunity to vent your frustration to your elected officials as many will be available for discussions.
From the Denver Post
Citing concerns about stripping protection from victims of negligence, a Senate panel voted 5-4 today against a bill that would have limited liability for mountain bike area operators and providers of other mountain biking services.
Senate Bill 36, sponsored by Sen. Greg Brophy, R-Wray, sought to protect trail owners, equipment renters and guides from lawsuits stemming from injury to riders except in cases of intentional injuries or "willful and wanton" conduct.
Brophy said his bill was similar to laws protecting ski areas and dude ranch owners, and would encourage growth of the sport in the state.
Read the rest at the Denver Post
6 Comments
Where is the vote list?
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Isn't there a list online where you can see how your elected official had voted on the Bill? The Denver Post list some names but I want them all
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The vote that killed the
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
The vote that killed the bill was done in committee, so not all elected officials voted, but here are the results on the vote to indefinitely postpone...
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2011a/csl.nsf/BillFoldersSenate?Op...
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SB-36 Vote Count
Submitted by David on
Here is the link directly to the vote count. The language is a little odd
http://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2011A/commsumm.nsf/IndSumm/D801B8B...
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It means they voted to pass
Submitted by Todd H. (not verified) on
It means they voted to pass it on, the vote failed, so say it was 4 "yes" to pass it, 5 "no" to pass it, then they moved to reverse that roll call to kill it so 5 yes to kill it 4 no to kill it.
Get it?
Anyways, it will have to wait until next session.
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It's not looking good for the bill
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
How ever you play the lawyer on this it's not looking good for the bill
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It was killed, so "not
Submitted by Todd H. (not verified) on
It was killed, so "not looking good" is an understatement.
What happened? Senator Carroll is an injury attorney and although the bill had no fiscal impact, the committee was worried about individual rights. At least this is my take.
Notes should be posted soon - http://bit.ly/hkEkfu
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