Bill Commons

CA AB 708

enacted

California Youth Football Act: safety equipment.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 708 pass?

Yes. CA AB 708 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-28): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 732, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 708 about?

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.

Who sponsors CA AB 708?

Valencia is the primary sponsor of CA AB 708, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

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.

Introduced
2025-03-26
Latest action
2026-09-28 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 732, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Valenciaauthor
  • Quirk-Silvacoauthor
  • Weber Piersoncoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-28

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 732, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-28

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-09-03

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-26

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.).

  5. 2026-08-26

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6558.).

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2026-08-24

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. 2026-08-24

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

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  8. 2026-08-17

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  9. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  10. 2026-08-13

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  11. 2026-06-15

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

    referral-committee

  12. 2025-07-03

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  13. 2025-06-25

    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.

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  14. 2025-06-12

    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.

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  15. 2025-05-07

    Referred to Coms. on HEALTH, JUD. and APPR.

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  16. 2025-04-03

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  17. 2025-04-03

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1004.)

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  18. 2025-03-28

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  19. 2025-03-27

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  20. 2025-03-26

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 25).

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  21. 2025-03-18

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 18). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  22. 2025-03-18

    Coauthors revised.

  23. 2025-03-03

    Referred to Coms. on A.,E.,S., & T. and JUD.

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  24. 2025-02-15

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.

  25. 2025-02-14

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/14/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-14Compare
  • 03/27/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-03-27Compare
  • 08/13/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-13Compare
  • 08/30/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-30Compare
  • 09/28/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-28Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare
  • AB708Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]

    2025-03-18 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Lackey: yes

  • Do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar.

    2025-03-25 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Zbur: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Essayli: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Bryan: yes

  • AB 708 Valencia Consent Calendar Second Day

    2025-04-03 · pass · 74-0

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Bennett: other
    • Addis: other
    • Wilson: other
    • Wicks: other
    • Carrillo: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2025-06-11 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Valladares: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Gonzalez: other
    • Weber Pierson: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2025-06-24 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Niello: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Valladares: other

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-06-15 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes

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