STATEHOUSE (Feb. 27, 2018) — A bill sponsored by State Sen. Aaron Freeman (R-Indianapolis) to create landowner immunity for trail access recently passed the Senate by a vote of 48-0.
Under House Enrolled Act 1115, if a person uses a landowner’s property to access a trail, greenway or park, the landowner would not be liable for any injuries that occur in the process.
“Many Hoosiers have property near hiking trails in Indiana, and it is not uncommon for people to pass through another’s property to access a trail,” Freeman said. “Right now, landowners would be liable for any injury that occurs on their land, so this bill would provide them with the common-sense protection they need.”
HEA 1115 recently passed the House of Representatives unanimously.
The bill will now be considered by Gov. Eric Holcomb.
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