Senate Bill S641

2023-2024 Legislative Session

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

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee


  • 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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2023-S641 (ACTIVE) - Details

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:
2017-2018: S7096
2019-2020: S2345
2021-2022: S2901

2023-S641 (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.

2023-S641 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S641 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    641
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. KAVANAGH, HOYLMAN, THOMAS -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Judici-
   ary
 
 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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