Bill Text: CA AB708 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: California Youth Football Act: safety equipment.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: (Engrossed) 2025-07-03 - In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. [AB708 Detail]
Download: California-2025-AB708-Amended.html
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Amended
IN
Assembly
March 27, 2025 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 708
| Introduced by Assembly Member Valencia (Coauthor: Assembly Member Quirk-Silva) |
February 14, 2025 |
An act to add Section 124241.2 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to youth athletics.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 708, as amended, Valencia.
California Youth Football Act: safety equipment.
Existing law, the California Youth Football Act, requires a youth sports organization that conducts a tackle football program to comply with certain requirements, including, among other things, not conducting more than 2 full-contact practices per week during the preseason and regular season, not holding a full-contact practice during the off-season, and having each football helmet reconditioned and recertified every other year, as specified.
This bill would require a youth tackle football league, youth sports organization that conducts a tackle football program, or coach of a youth sports organization to allow youth tackle football participants to use safety equipment, including soft-shelled add-ons on football helmets. The bill would authorize a court, in addition to other remedies,
court to grant injunctive relief to remedy a violation or threatened violation of this requirement. requirement, and would entitle a prevailing plaintiff who obtains injunctive relief to reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 124241.2 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:124241.2.
(a) A youth tackle football league, youth sports organization that conducts a tackle football program, or coach of a youth sports organization shall allow youth tackle football participants to use safety equipment, including soft-shelled add-ons on football helmets.(b) In addition to other remedies, a A court may grant a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction to remedy a violation or threatened violation of this section.
(c) A prevailing plaintiff who obtains any remedy specified in subdivision (b) shall be entitled to an award of reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.
