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AB-708 • 2026

California Youth Football Act: safety equipment.

California Youth Football Act: safety equipment.

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Sponsor
Valencia
Last action
Official status
Senate - Appropriations
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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California Youth Football Act: safety equipment.

AB 708, as amended, Valencia.

What This Bill Does

  • 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.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Senate - Appropriations

Official Summary Text

California Youth Football Act: safety equipment.