| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Jan 16, 2014 | print number 4529a |
| Jan 16, 2014 | amend (t) and recommit to health |
| Jan 08, 2014 | referred to health |
| Feb 06, 2013 | referred to health |
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Co-Sponsors
Sandy Galef
Ellen C. Jaffee
Thomas Abinanti
Linda Rosenthal
Multi-Sponsors
Carmen E. Arroyo
A4529 - Details
A4529 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4529
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 6, 2013
___________
Introduced by M. of A. BENEDETTO -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting chil-
dren ten years old and younger from playing tackle football
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Article 25 of the public health law is amended by adding a
new title 7 to read as follows:
TITLE VII
YOUTH SPORTS
SECTION 2595. PROHIBITION OF TACKLE FOOTBALL.
S 2595. PROHIBITION OF TACKLE FOOTBALL. 1. (A) NO CHILD TEN YEARS OLD
OR YOUNGER SHALL PLAY, PRACTICE, OR OTHERWISE ENGAGE IN ORGANIZED TACKLE
FOOTBALL; PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING WITHIN THIS SECTION SHALL
PROHIBIT CHILDREN TEN YEARS OLD AND YOUNGER FROM PLAYING, PRACTICING, OR
OTHERWISE PARTICIPATING IN ANY FORM OF FOOTBALL WHICH DOES NOT INVOLVE
TACKLING.
(B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "ORGANIZED TACKLE FOOTBALL"
SHALL INCLUDE ANY PRACTICE, GAME OR OTHER ACTIVITY WHICH INVOLVES ENGAG-
ING IN TACKLE FOOTBALL AND WHICH IS ORGANIZED BY A SCHOOL, ADULT, OR
PUBLIC OR PRIVATE LEAGUE OR OTHER ENTITY WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO ALLOW CHIL-
DREN TO PARTICIPATE IN CONTACT FOOTBALL.
2. ANY SCHOOL, ADULT, OR LEAGUE OR OTHER ENTITY WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO
ALLOW CHILDREN TO PARTICIPATE IN FOOTBALL, WHO ALLOWS CHILDREN TEN YEARS
OF AGE OR YOUNGER TO PLAY, PRACTICE, OR OTHERWISE ENGAGE IN TACKLE FOOT-
BALL SHALL BE LIABLE FOR A CIVIL PENALTY UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE
TWO OF ARTICLE ONE OF THIS CHAPTER.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03854-03-3
Co-Sponsors
Sandy Galef
Ellen C. Jaffee
Thomas Abinanti
Linda Rosenthal
Multi-Sponsors
Carmen E. Arroyo
Jose Rivera
A4529A (ACTIVE) - Details
A4529A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4529--A
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 6, 2013
___________
Introduced by M. of A. BENEDETTO, GALEF, JAFFEE, ABINANTI, ROSENTHAL --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in
accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting chil-
dren thirteen years old and younger from playing tackle football
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Article 25 of the public health law is amended by adding a
new title 7 to read as follows:
TITLE VII
YOUTH SPORTS
SECTION 2595. PROHIBITION OF TACKLE FOOTBALL.
S 2595. PROHIBITION OF TACKLE FOOTBALL. 1. (A) NO CHILD THIRTEEN YEARS
OLD OR YOUNGER SHALL PLAY, PRACTICE, OR OTHERWISE ENGAGE IN ORGANIZED
TACKLE FOOTBALL; PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING WITHIN THIS SECTION
SHALL PROHIBIT CHILDREN THIRTEEN YEARS OLD AND YOUNGER FROM PLAYING,
PRACTICING, OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATING IN ANY FORM OF FOOTBALL WHICH
DOES NOT INVOLVE TACKLING.
(B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "ORGANIZED TACKLE FOOTBALL"
SHALL INCLUDE ANY PRACTICE, GAME OR OTHER ACTIVITY WHICH INVOLVES ENGAG-
ING IN TACKLE FOOTBALL AND WHICH IS ORGANIZED BY A SCHOOL, ADULT, OR
PUBLIC OR PRIVATE LEAGUE OR OTHER ENTITY WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO ALLOW CHIL-
DREN TO PARTICIPATE IN CONTACT FOOTBALL.
2. ANY SCHOOL, ADULT, OR LEAGUE OR OTHER ENTITY WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO
ALLOW CHILDREN TO PARTICIPATE IN FOOTBALL, WHO ALLOWS CHILDREN THIRTEEN
YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER TO PLAY, PRACTICE, OR OTHERWISE ENGAGE IN TACKLE
FOOTBALL SHALL BE LIABLE FOR A CIVIL PENALTY UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
TITLE TWO OF ARTICLE ONE OF THIS CHAPTER.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.