Oregon 52nd District State Representative Mark Johnson says a bill to clarify recreational immunity on public properties that many cities and counties want to see passed faces an uncertain future. The bill has had a hearing, but the deadline for bills to be passed out of the house of origin is coming, and Johnson thinks it would need to be posted for a worksession by the middle of next week for it to have a chance to move. Cities and counties are pushing for the bill, but Johnson adds the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association is against it. A court ruling last year held while public agencies are immune from liability on public properties used for recreation, individuals are not, impacting the ability of using volunteer efforts to maintain these locations.