NO TRESPASSING SIGNS; MODIFY REQS. H.B. 4013:
SUMMARY OF HOUSE-PASSED BILL
IN COMMITTEE
House Bill 4013 (as passed by the House)
Sponsor: Representative Bradley Slagh
House Committee: Natural Resources and Tourism
Senate Committee: Natural Resources and Agriculture
CONTENT
The bill would amend Part 731 (Recreational Trespass) of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to require signs intended to discourage individuals from entering private property to be posted at intervals of up to 250 feet along the boundary of a property.
Currently, a person must not enter or remain upon the property of another person to engage in recreational activity or trapping on that property without the consent of the owner or the owner's lessee or agent if the property is posted in a conspicuous manner against entry. The minimum letter height on the posting signs must be one inch. Each posting sign must be at least 50 square inches.
Additionally, the signs must be spaced to enable a person to observe at least one sign at any point of entry upon the property. The bill would delete this requirement of the signs and instead require the signs to be posted at intervals of up to 250 feet along the boundary of the property.
PREVIOUS LEGISLATION
(This section does not provide a comprehensive account of previous legislative efforts on this subject matter.)
The bill is a reintroduction of House Bill 4682 of the 2023-2024 Legislative Session. House Bill 4682 passed the House and was referred to the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture but received no further action.
Legislative Analyst: Alex Krabill
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
SAS\S2526\s4013sa This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. |