Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 75D.001: DEFINITIONS.

In this chapter:
(1) "Water park" means a commercial property designed to provide swimming, bathing, or other water-related recreation, including water activities using swimming pools, water play areas, water slides, splash pads, spray grounds, and lazy rivers. The term includes associated facilities and services such as changing rooms, showers, hot tubs, saunas, indoor or outdoor spectator seating areas, picnic areas, and associated retail sales and services.
(2) "Water park activity" means an activity at a water park for recreational or educational purposes.
(3) "Water park entity" means a person engaged in the business of owning or operating a water park.
(4) "Water park participant" means an individual, other than an employee of a water park entity, who attends a water park or engages in a water park activity.
(5) "Water park participant injury" means an injury sustained by a water park participant, including bodily injury, emotional distress, death, property damage, or any other loss arising from the person's participation in a water park activity or attendance at a water park.
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 99 (S.B. 1119), Sec. 1, eff. May 21, 2025.

Where this section sits in the code

CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE
TITLE 4. LIABILITY IN TORT
CHAPTER 75D. LIMITED LIABILITY FOR WATER PARK AND WATER PARK ACTIVITIES

In this chapter:

(1) "Water park" means a commercial property designed to provide swimming, bathing, or other water-related recreation, including water activities using swimming pools, water play areas, water slides, splash pads, spray grounds, and lazy rivers. The term includes associated facilities and services such as changing rooms, showers, hot tubs, saunas, indoor or outdoor spectator seating areas, picnic areas, and associated retail sales and services.

(2) "Water park activity" means an activity at a water park for recreational or educational purposes.

(3) "Water park entity" means a person engaged in the business of owning or operating a water park.

(4) "Water park participant" means an individual, other than an employee of a water park entity, who attends a water park or engages in a water park activity.

(5) "Water park participant injury" means an injury sustained by a water park participant, including bodily injury, emotional distress, death, property damage, or any other loss arising from the person's participation in a water park activity or attendance at a water park.

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 99 (S.B. 1119), Sec. 1, eff. May 21, 2025.

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