S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8893--A
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 5, 2018
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, D'URSO, GALEF, LAVINE, ORTIZ, D. ROSEN-
THAL, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON, ERRIGO, McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to direct the department of state to study, evaluate, and make
recommendations concerning safety standards at baseball stadiums
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this act, "baseball stadi-
um" means a place of public assembly with an occupancy capacity of at
least five thousand persons, in which baseball games are played and
seating or standing room is assigned by issuance of tickets purchased by
spectators.
§ 2. Study. The department of state is hereby authorized and directed
to conduct a study of the protective netting currently in use at base-
ball stadiums in the state to determine whether such netting is suffi-
cient to protect spectators during baseball games. Such study shall
examine, at a minimum, the following:
(a) the reported incidence of injuries suffered in baseball stadiums
in the state by spectators as a result of being struck by a baseball or
a thrown bat, the nature and severity of such injuries, and the general
location where such injuries were suffered by such spectators within the
baseball stadiums;
(b) the policies of the owners or operators of baseball stadiums in
the state regarding the reporting of injuries, and whether or not such
policies adequately disclose the rate of injuries suffered by spectators
in such stadiums;
(c) whether baseball stadiums in the state are maintaining adequate
protective netting to ensure the safety of spectators; and
(d) any other steps that may be taken to increase safety for specta-
tors at baseball games in the state, including, but not limited to the
posting of notices on tickets, seats, or other locations within a base-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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ball stadium warning spectators of the possibility of injury as a result
of being struck by a baseball or thrown bat.
§ 3. Powers. The department of state may consult with any state or
local office, agency, or department and request information from any
such entity that is relevant and material to the completion of this
study and report.
§ 4. Report. No later than one year after the effective date of this
act, the department of state shall deliver a report of the findings of
the study conducted pursuant to section two of this act to the governor,
the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly.
§ 5. This act shall take effect immediately.