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California 20252026

AB 708

California Youth Football Act: safety equipment.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 13:12:55 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
CaliforniaYouthFootballAct, safetyequipment
Introduced / first action
2025-02-14 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

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-shell 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. This bill would prohibit the warranty or safety certification of a football helmet put into play on or after January 1, 2027, with a soft-shell add-on from being voided because of the use of the soft-shell add-on with the football helmet unless certain conditions are met. The bill would state the intent of the Legislature to ensure that youth football organizations continue to have access to commercially available football helmets, including reconditioned football helmets, and that the attachment of a soft-shell helmet add-on does not, by itself, result in the loss of an otherwise applicable manufacturer warranty or certification designation.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  2. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.).

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  3. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  4. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

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  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  6. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  7. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  8. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  9. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  10. 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.

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  11. 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.

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  12. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH, JUD. and APPR.

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  13. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1004.)

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  15. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  16. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  17. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 25).

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  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 18). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  19. Coauthors revised.

  20. Referred to Coms. on A.,E.,S., & T. and JUD.

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  21. From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.

  22. Read first time. To print.

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