Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB2544: Modifies a provision relating to liability for equine or livestock activities
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
An act or omission that constitutes willful or wanton disregard for the safety of the participant and that act or omission caused the injury; (5) Intentionally injures the participant[; (6) Fails to use that degree of care that an ordinarily careful and prudent person would use under the same or similar circumstances]. 5. The provisions of subsection 2 of this section shall not prevent or limit the liability of an equine activity sponsor, an equine professional, a livestock activity sponsor, a livestock owner, a livestock facility, a livestock auction market, or any employee thereof under liab.
From the introduced text:
an act or omission that constitutes willful or wanton disregard for the safety of the participant and that act or omission caused the injury; (5) Intentionally injures the participant[; (6) Fails to use that degree of care that an ordinarily careful and prudent person would use under the same or similar circumstances]. 5. The provisions of subsection 2 of this section shall not prevent or limit the liability of an equine activity sponsor, an equine professional, a livestock activity sponsor, a livestock owner, a livestock facility, a livestock auction market, or any employee thereof under liability provisions as set forth in any other section of law. 6. Every equine activity sponsor and livestock activity sponsor shall post and maintain signs which contain the warning notice specified in this subsection. Such signs shall be placed in a clearly visible location on or near stables, corrals or arenas where the equine activity sponsor or livestock activity sponsor conducts equine or livestock activities if such stables, corrals or arenas are owned, managed or controlled by the equine activity sponsor or livestock activity sponsor. The warning notice specified in this subsection shall appear on the sign in black letters on a white background with each letter to be a minimum of one inch in height. Every written contract entered into by an equine professional, …