The legislation would not exempt skating rink owners from all legal liability. It further states that skaters and spectators at rinks assume “the inherent risks in the activity of roller skating irrespective of age.” “An operator is not liable to a roller skater or spectator for any damages or personal injury resulting from the inherent risks of roller skating,” the bill declares. The bill intends to “make it more economically feasible for insurance companies to provide coverage to roller skating rinks at an affordable rate to the owners” and seeks to make liability obligations more predictable, the text states. Placensia’s bill describes roller skating as “a wholesome and healthy family activity that should be encouraged.” The measure asserts that “owners of roller skating rinks face great difficulty in obtaining liability insurance coverage at an affordable cost.”īellotto said that insurance premiums for skating rinks are about 40% higher in Florida than in other states. Clay Yarborough, R-Jacksonville, has introduced a companion bill, SB 1458, in the Senate. Melony Bell, R-Fort Meade, has signed on as a co-sponsor. Susan Placensia, R-Orlando, sponsored the House bill, HB 1129, titled “Roller Skating Rink Safety Act.” Rep.
But there is an assumed risk when you put wheels on your feet.” “We do everything that we can to avoid having someone fall, but we can't avoid when someone simply loses their balance,” Bellotto said. She has been promoting bills moving through both legislative chambers that would recognize the “inherent risk” involved with roller skating, protecting skate rinks from lawsuits that Bellotto calls frivolous and that have driven up insurance costs and even made it difficult for some rinks to obtain coverage. And in some cases, those falls will result in injuries.īellotto is leading an effort to have that assumption of risk established in Florida law. Chanel Bellotto describes Skate World, her Lakeland business, as “a ministry,” citing the fundraisers it hosts for schools and churches and the STEM-related lessons it includes with student field trips.īut Bellotto also recognizes a harsh reality: When people roll around on wheels, some of them are bound to fall.
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