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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE
April 22, 2015 - Introduced by Representatives Kitchens, Jacque, Allen, Ballweg,
E. Brooks, Czaja, Edming, Horlacher, Kleefisch, Knodl, Krug, Murphy, A.
Ott, Quinn, Ripp, Steffen, Thiesfeldt and Tittl, cosponsored by Senators
LeMahieu, Lasee, Nass, Olsen and Tiffany. Referred to Committee on
Judiciary.
AB174,1,2
1An Act to create 895.519 of the statutes;
relating to: immunity of private
2campgrounds.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill provides immunity from civil liability to private campgrounds, to
owners and operators of private campgrounds, and to their employees and agents.
Under the bill, a private campground, an owner or operator of a private campground,
and the employees and agents of that private campground or private campground
owner or operator are immune from civil liability for property damage or for the
death of or injury to an individual that is caused by or occurred during use of the
campground, unless the property damage, death, or injury is caused by a willful or
wanton act or omission of the owner or operator of the campground or of an employee
or agent of the campground or campground owner or operator.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB174,1
3Section
1. 895.519 of the statutes is created to read:
AB174,2,2
4895.519 Civil liability exemption; private campgrounds. (1) In this
5section, "private campground" means a facility that is issued a campground permit
1under s. 254.47 and that is owned and operated by a private property owner, as
2defined in s. 895.52 (1) (e).
AB174,2,9
3(2) A private campground, an owner or operator of a private campground, and
4any employees and agents of a private campground or private campground owner or
5operator are immune from civil liability for damage to property or for the death of or
6injury to an individual that is caused by or occurred during the use of the
7campground, unless the damage to property, death, or injury is caused by a willful
8or wanton act or omission of the owner or operator of the campground or an employee
9or agent of the campground or campground owner or operator.
AB174,2
10Section
2.
Initial applicability.
AB174,2,1211
(1) This act first applies to acts or omissions that occur on the effective date of
12this subsection.
