HF 917 — A bill for an act relating to civil liability actions against motocross facilities.

SHouse TFile A917 T- EEnrolled OHouse FFile I917 OAN WACT ARELATING KTO ICIVIL MLIABILITY RACTIONS EAGAINST YMOTOCROSS NFACILITIES. O L D S G O V E R N O R May 19,2026 The Honorable Paul Pate SecretaryofStateofIowa StateCapitol Des Moines,Iowa 50319 DearMr.Secretary, Iherebytransmit:

HouseFile917,anActrelatingtocivilliabilityactionsagainstmotocrossfacilities.BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

TheaboveHouseFileisherebyapprovedonthisdate.

Sincerely, KimKeynold Govemor ofIowa cc:

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B E I T E N A C T T H E G E N EA S S E M B L Y O F T H E S T A T E O F I O W A :

673B.1 Motocross facility ——— immunity.

^Facility“Facility operator"operator” means any individual, group, club, partnership, corporation, or business entity, whether or not operating for profit or not for profit, or any employee or agent, which sponsors, organizes, rents, or provides to the House File 917, p.

"^Facility“Facility operator"operator” includes a fair authority as defined in section 673.1.

b,b. ^Inherent risks of motocross activities" means those dangers, hazards, or conditions that are an integral part of motocross activities, including all of the following;

(“Inherent 1risks )Operatorof error.motocross activities” means those dangers, hazards, or conditions that are an integral part of motocross activities, including all of the following:

(1) Operator error.

(5) The aggravation of injuries or illnesses because they occurred in remote places where there are no available medical ffacilities. a c i l i t i e s .

c,c. ^Motocross activity" means riding on, training in or on, using, or being a passenger on a motocross vehicle as follows:

(1)“Motocross Aactivity” competition,means exercise,riding oron, undertakingtraining thatin involvesor aon, musing, oor tbeing oa cpassenger rvon ea hmotocross ivehicle cas lfollows: e .

(1) A competition, exercise, or undertaking that involves a motocross vehicle.

d,d. ^^Motocross facility" means an area created and maintained for the operation of motocross vehicles on natural or man-made t e r r a i n .

e,“Motocross ^Motocrossfacility” vehicle" means aan motorizedarea two-wheel or four-wheel vehicle being operated over terrain created and maintained for rthe eoperation cof rmotocross evehicles aon tnatural uor sman-made eterrain. .

le. f, "^Participant" means a person, whether amateur or professional, whether or not a fee is paid, which rents, leases, or uses a motocross vehicle or is a passenger on a rented, leased, or used motocross vehicle while participating in a motocross activity.

“Motocross vehicle” means a motorized two-wheel or four-wheel vehicle being operated over terrain created and maintained for recreational use.

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“Participant” means a person, whether amateur or professional, whether or not a fee is paid, which rents, leases, or uses a motocross vehicle or is a passenger on a rented, leased, or used motocross vehicle while participating in a motocross activity.

Except as provided in subsection 4, a motocross facility shall not be liable for any injury to or the death of a participant resulting from the inherent risks of motocross activities and, except as provided in subsection 4, a participant or a participant'sparticipant’s representative shall not make House PileFile 917, p.

The provisions of subsection 2 shall not prevent or limit the liability of a facility operator of a motocross facility that does any of the following;following:

Provides unsafe equipment to a participant and knew or should have known that use of the furnished equipment was uunsafe. n s a f e .

Fails to use that degree of care that a reasonably prudent person would use under the same or similar ccircumstances. i r c u m s t a n c e s .

WWARNING A R N I N G Under Iowa law, a facility operator is not liable for an injury to or the death of a participant in motocross activities resulting from the inherent risks of motocross activities pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 673B.

This section shall not be construed to affect, limit, or modify any claim or defense existing in statute or common law or to affect any claim against a motocross facility for House File 917r917, p.

4 any injury to or the death of a participant that occurred at a motocross facility prior to the effecti^^effective date of this Act.

/lyVk^AA______________________________ I______________________________ PTGRASL^PAT AMYINCIRGRASSLEY AMY SINCLAIR Speaker of the House President of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 917f917, Ninety-first General Assembly,Assembly. M E GN E L S O N t hH o u s e Approved I ^ \ f 2026I I' K I M A ^ E Y N O L D G o v e r n o r

______________________________ MEGHAN NELSON Chief Clerk of the House Approved _______________, 2026 ______________________________ KIM REYNOLDS Governor