Senate Bill S7096

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides for children under the age of eighteen to wear protective headgear while skiing or snowboarding

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S7096 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8982
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
General Obligations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§18-102, 18-105 & 18-106, add §18-105-a, Gen Ob L; amd §867, add §867-a, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2070
2011-2012: A4892
2013-2014: A260
2015-2016: A5961
2019-2020: S2345, A1405
2021-2022: S2901, A2119
2023-2024: S641

2017-S7096 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires children under the age of eighteen to wear protective headgear while skiing or snowboarding; imposes civil fines for violations thereof; applies safety in skiing code requirements to snowboarders and snowboarding.

2017-S7096 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7096 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7096
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 3, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the general  obligations  law  and  the  labor  law,  in
   relation to the duties of skiers and snowboarders
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 18-102 of the general obligations law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8. "SNOWBOARDER" MEANS ANY PERSON WEARING A SNOWBOARD AND ACTUALLY  ON
 A  SKI  SLOPE OR A TRAIL LOCATED AT A SKI AREA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SNOW-
 BOARDING.
   § 2. Subdivisions 13 and 14 of section 18-105  of  the  general  obli-
 gations  law,  as  added by chapter 711 of the laws of 1988, are amended
 and a new subdivision 15 is added to read as follows:
   13. To report any personal injury to  the  ski  area  operator  before
 leaving the ski area; [and]
   14.  Not  to  willfully  remove,  deface,  alter  or  otherwise damage
 signage, warning devices or implements, or other safety  devices  placed
 and  maintained by the ski area operator pursuant to the requirements of
 section 18-103 of this article[.]; AND
   15. NOT TO ENGAGE IN DOWNHILL SKIING IN ANY AREA UNLESS HE OR  SHE  IS
 WEARING  A  PROTECTIVE HELMET.  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL
 APPLY ONLY TO SKIERS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE.
   § 3. The general obligations law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 18-105-a to read as follows:
   § 18-105-A. SNOWBOARDERS; PROTECTIVE HELMETS. NO PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN
 YEARS  OF  AGE SHALL ENGAGE IN SNOWBOARDING IN ANY AREA UNLESS HE OR SHE
 IS WEARING A PROTECTIVE HELMET.
   § 4. The opening paragraph of section  18-106  of  the  general  obli-
 gations  law, as added by chapter 711 of the laws of 1988, is amended to
 read as follows:
   It is recognized that skiing [is a]  AND  SNOWBOARDING  ARE  voluntary
 [activity]  ACTIVITIES  that may be hazardous regardless of all feasible
 
              

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