Bill Text: CA AB708 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 708

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Bill Title: California Youth Football Act: safety equipment.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)

Status: (Engrossed) 2026-06-15 - In committee: Referred to suspense file. [AB708 Detail]

Download: California-2025-AB708-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 708

Introduced by Assembly Member Valencia

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 introduced, 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, to grant injunctive relief to remedy a violation or threatened violation of this requirement.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

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 court may grant a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction to remedy a violation or threatened violation of this section.