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Authors Valencia  
Coauthors: Quirk-Silva  
Subject California Youth Football Act: safety equipment.
Relating To relating to youth athletics.
Title An act to add Section 124241.2 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to youth athletics.
Last Action Dt 2025-03-27
State Amended Assembly
Status In Committee Process
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Bill Actions
2025-07-03     In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-06-25     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-12     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-05-07     Referred to Coms. on HEALTH, JUD. and APPR.
2025-04-03     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-04-03     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1004.)
2025-03-28     Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-03-27     Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2025-03-26     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 25).
2025-03-18     Coauthors revised.
2025-03-18     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 18). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-03-03     Referred to Coms. on A.,E.,S., & T. and JUD.
2025-02-15     From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
2025-02-14     Read first time. To print.
Versions
Amended Assembly     2025-03-27
Introduced     2025-02-14
Analyses TBD
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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 to grant injunctive relief to remedy a violation or threatened violation of this requirement, and would entitle a prevailing plaintiff who obtains injunctive relief to reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.