NY State Senate Bill 2009-S612

Senate Bill S612

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits any little league from allowing its participants to use any bat other than one made from wood

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Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 06, 2010	referred to consumer protection
Feb 04, 2009	print number 612a
Feb 04, 2009	amend and recommit to consumer protection
Jan 09, 2009	referred to consumer protection

Bill Amendments

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2009-S612 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Consumer Protection

2009-S612 - Summary

Prohibits any little league from allowing its participants to use any bat other than one made from wood.

2009-S612 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S612

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the general business law, in relation to the use of
metal bats in little league games

 PURPOSE :

Prohibits any league for individuals under the age of sixteen from
allowing its participants to use any bat other than one made from
wood.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 amends the general business law by adding a new section
392-j that prohibits the use of metal bats by leagues, groups,
associations, or other entity that operates any baseball league for
individuals under the age of eighteen.

Section 2 provides that this act shall take effect on the ninetieth
day after it shall have become a law.

 JUSTIFICATION :

In June of 2006, 12-year-old pitcher Steven Domalewski of Wayne, New

York suffered a near fatal injury caused by a line drive hit by an
aluminum bat. The hit ball struck Steven in between heartbeats and
Steven was sent into a coma.  There are many scholarly articles filled
with scientific evidence supporting the concept that bats not made of
wood are more dangerous.  Aluminum blend bats are easier to swing and
are compared to steroids due to the fact that they can help a weaker
hitter, hit balls much farther than if they had used a wooden bat.
Many scientists cite the differences in weight of the bat and the fact
that wooden bats are not hollow. Therefore, the wood compresses and
absorbs a large amount of the baseball's energy, thereby limiting the
distance the baseball can go after being hit.  Aluminum bats, due to
their hollow structure, do not absorb anywhere near the same energy
and therefore allow the batter to hit the ball much farther and much
faster.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2008:  S.5915 - Referred to Consumer Protection/A.6705 - Referred to
Tourism
2007:  S.5915 - Referred to Consumer Protection/A.6705 - Referred to
Tourism

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law.

2009-S612 - Bill Text download pdf

2009-S612A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Consumer Protection

2009-S612A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits any little league from allowing its participants to use any bat other than one made from wood.

2009-S612A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S612A

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the general business law, in relation to the use of
metal bats in little league games


 PURPOSE :

Prohibits any league for individuals under the age of sixteen from
allowing its participants to use any bat other than one made from
wood.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 amends the general business law by adding a new section
392-j that prohibits the use of metal bats by leagues, groups,
associations, or other entity that operates any baseball league for
individuals age twelve or older.

Section 2 provides that this act shall take effect on the ninetieth
day after it shall have become a law.

 JUSTIFICATION :

In June of 2006, 12-year-old pitcher Steven Domalewski of Wayne, New
York suffered a near fatal injury caused by a line drive hit by an
aluminum bat. The hit ball struck Steven in between heartbeats and
Steven was sent into a coma.  There are many scholarly articles filled
with scientific evidence supporting the concept that bats not made of
wood are more dangerous.  Aluminum blend bats are easier to swing and
are compared to steroids due to the fact that they can help a weaker
hitter, hit balls much farther than if they had used a wooden bat.
Many scientists cite the differences in weight of the bat and the fact
that wooden bats are not hollow. Therefore, the wood compresses and
absorbs a large amount of the baseball's energy, thereby limiting the
distance the baseball can go after being hit.  Aluminum bats, due to
their hollow structure, do not absorb anywhere near the same energy
and therefore allow the batter to hit the ball much farther and much
faster.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2008:  S.5915 - Referred to Consumer Protection/A.6705 - Referred to
Tourism
2007:  S.5915 - Referred to Consumer Protection/A.6705 - Referred to
Tourism

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law.

2009-S612A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 612--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 9, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Consumer  Protection  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in  relation  to  the  use  of
  metal bats in little league games

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
392-j to read as follows:
  S 392-J. USE OF METAL BATS PROHIBITED. NO LEAGUE, GROUP,  ASSOCIATION,
OR  OTHER  ENTITY  THAT OPERATES ANY BASEBALL LEAGUE FOR INDIVIDUALS AGE
TWELVE OR OLDER, SHALL ALLOW ANY PARTICIPANT TO USE A BASEBALL BAT  MADE
FROM  ANY MATERIAL OTHER THAN WOOD. ANY SUCH LEAGUE, GROUP, ASSOCIATION,
OR ENTITY THAT VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE STRICTLY
LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE ARISING FROM A BASEBALL THAT HAS  BEEN  STRUCK  BY
SUCH  BAT. ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO BRINGS A CAUSE OF ACTION AGAINST A LEAGUE,
GROUP, ASSOCIATION, OR OTHER ENTITY FOR VIOLATING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION SHALL ALSO BE ENTITLED TO HIS OR HER ATTORNEY'S FEES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04029-03-9

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