California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 708
California Youth Football Act: safety equipment.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Valencia (Democratic)
Cosponsors (2)
- Quirk-Silva (Democratic)
- Weber Pierson (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· 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.
Text versions
- 09/28/26 - Chaptered· Sep 28, 2026
- 08/30/26 - Enrolled· Aug 30, 2026
- 08/13/26 - Amended Senate· Aug 13, 2026
- 03/27/25 - Amended Assembly· Mar 27, 2025
- 02/14/25 - Introduced· Feb 14, 2025
- AB708
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2026 House | AB 708 Valencia Concurrence in Senate Amendments | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 24, 2026 Senate | 3rd Reading AB708 Valencia et al. By Weber Pierson | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 13, 2026 Senate | Do pass as amended | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 15, 2026 Senate | Placed on suspense file | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 24, 2025 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 11, 2025 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 3, 2025 House | AB 708 Valencia Consent Calendar Second Day | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Mar 25, 2025 House | Do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Mar 18, 2025 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Sep 28, 2026 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 732, Statutes of 2026. - Sep 28, 2026 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Sep 3, 2026 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. - Aug 26, 2026 · House
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6558.). - Aug 24, 2026 · House
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. - Aug 24, 2026 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.). - Aug 17, 2026 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Aug 13, 2026 · Senate
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. - Aug 13, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13). - Jun 15, 2026 · Senate
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. - Jul 3, 2025 · Senate
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. - Jun 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. - Jun 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. - May 7, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH, JUD. and APPR. - Apr 3, 2025 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - Apr 3, 2025 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1004.) - Mar 28, 2025 · House
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. - Mar 27, 2025 · House
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. - Mar 26, 2025 · House
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 25). - Mar 18, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 18). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. - Mar 18, 2025 · House
Coauthors revised. - Mar 3, 2025 · House
Referred to Coms. on A.,E.,S., & T. and JUD. - Feb 15, 2025 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 17. - Feb 14, 2025 · House
Read first time. To print.