California Assembly Bill 708
Session 20252026
California Youth Football Act: safety equipment.
Became Law
Became Law on Sep 28, 2026
Origin Chamber
Assembly
Type
Bill
Bill Number
708
State
California
Session
20252026
Motion Text
AB 708 Valencia Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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Ávila Farías
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Summary
Existing law, the California Youth Football Act, requires a youth sports organization that conducts a tackle football program to comply with certain requirements, including, among other things, not conducting more than 2 full-contact practices per week during the preseason and regular season, not holding a full-contact practice during the off-season, and having each football helmet reconditioned and recertified every other year, as specified.
This bill would require a youth tackle football league, youth sports organization that conducts a tackle football program, or coach of a youth sports organization to allow youth tackle football participants to use safety equipment, including soft-shell add-ons on football helmets. The bill would authorize a court to grant injunctive relief to remedy a violation or threatened violation of this requirement, and would entitle a prevailing plaintiff who obtains injunctive relief to reasonable attorney's fees and costs.
This bill would prohibit the warranty or safety certification of a football helmet put into play on or after January 1, 2027, with a soft-shell add-on from being voided because of the use of the soft-shell add-on with the football helmet unless certain conditions are met.
The bill would state the intent of the Legislature to ensure that youth football organizations continue to have access to commercially available football helmets, including reconditioned football helmets, and that the attachment of a soft-shell helmet add-on does not, by itself, result in the loss of an otherwise applicable manufacturer warranty or certification designation.
02/14/25 - Introduced
February 14, 2025
03/27/25 - Amended Assembly
March 27, 2025
08/13/26 - Amended Senate
August 13, 2026
08/30/26 - Enrolled
August 30, 2026
09/28/26 - Chaptered
September 28, 2026
03/14/25- Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism
March 14, 2025
03/21/25- Assembly Judiciary
March 21, 2025
06/09/25- Senate Health
June 9, 2025
06/20/25- Senate Judiciary
June 20, 2025
06/12/26- Senate Appropriations
June 12, 2026
08/13/26- Senate Appropriations
August 13, 2026
08/17/26- Sen. Floor Analyses
August 17, 2026
08/25/26- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
August 25, 2026
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09/28/2026
California State Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 732, Statutes of 2026.
09/28/2026
California State Legislature
Approved by the Governor.
09/03/2026
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
08/26/2026
Assembly
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6558.).
08/24/2026
Assembly
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
08/24/2026
Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
08/17/2026
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/13/2026
Senate
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
08/13/2026
Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
06/15/2026
Senate
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
07/03/2025
Senate
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
06/25/2025
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
06/12/2025
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
05/07/2025
Senate
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH, JUD. and APPR.
04/03/2025
Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
04/03/2025
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1004.)
03/28/2025
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
03/27/2025
Assembly
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
03/26/2025
Assembly
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 25).
03/18/2025
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 18). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
03/18/2025
Assembly
Coauthors revised.
03/03/2025
Assembly
Referred to Coms. on A.,E.,S., & T. and JUD.
02/15/2025
Assembly
From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
02/14/2025
Assembly
Read first time. To print.
Sources
Record Created
Feb 15, 2025 5:55:39 AM
Record Updated
Sep 30, 2026 9:22:54 AM