California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2127 — Interscholastic sports: full-contact football practices: concussions and head injuries.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 165, Statutes of 2014.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2014. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law establishes a system of public elementary and secondary schools operated by local educational agencies throughout this state. Under existing law, public and private secondary schools participate in interscholastic sports, and are authorized to enter into associations or consortia to enact and enforce rules relating to eligibility for, and participation in, these activities. Existing law acknowledges the role of the California Interscholastic Federation in the regulation of interscholastic sports in this state. This bill would express legislative findings and declarations relating to head injuries sustained by high school pupil-athletes, particularly those who play football. The bill would prohibit high school and middle school football teams of school districts, charter schools, or private schools that elect to offer an athletic program from conducting more than 2 full-contact practices, as defined, per week during the preseason and regular season, as defined. The bill would also prohibit the full-contact portion of a practice from exceeding 90 minutes in any single day, and completely prohibit full-contact practice during the off-season, as defined. The bill would urge the California Interscholastic Federation to develop and adopt rules to implement this provision. The bill would provide that these provisions do not prohibit the California Interscholastic Federation, an interscholastic athletic league, a school, a school district, or any other appropriate entity from adopting and enforcing rules intended to provide a higher standard of safety for athletes than the standard established under the bill. (2) Existing law requires a school district, charter school, or private school, if it offers an athletic program, to immediately remove an athlete from an athletic activity for the remainder of the day if the athlete is suspected of sustaining a concussion or head injury, and prohibits the athlete from returning to the athletic activity until the athlete is evaluated by a licensed health care provider, trained in the management of concussions and acting within the scope of his or her practice, and the athlete receives written clearance from the licensed health care provider to return to the athletic activity. Existing law also requires, on a yearly basis, a concussion and head injury information sheet to be signed and returned by the athlete and athlete's parent or guardian before the athlete initiates practice or competition. This bill would provide that an athlete suspected of sustaining a concussion or head injury is prohibited from returning to the athletic activity until the athlete is evaluated by a licensed health care provider, as defined to mean a licensed health care provider trained in the management of concussions and acting within the scope of his or her practice, and the athlete receives written clearance from a licensed health care provider. The bill would further provide that, if a licensed health care provider determines that the athlete sustained a concussion or a head injury, the athlete is required to complete a graduated return-to-play protocol of no less than 7 days in duration under the supervision of a licensed health care provider. The bill would urge the California Interscholastic Federation to develop and adopt rules and protocols to implement this provision.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 165, Statutes of 2014.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 5. Page 4020.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 4).

  8. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  10. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 50. Noes 22. Page 4936.)

  11. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 4706.)

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 9).

  14. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  15. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.

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

  17. Referred to Com. on ED.

  18. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  19. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Cooley · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Cooley

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

3rd Reading AB2127 Cooley By Hernandez

Passed 23 Yea · 5 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2001
Unaffiliated 215011
Total 235012
% of votes cast 58%13%0%30%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Lara — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Torres — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Beall — Yea
Huff — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Cannella — Not Voting
Fuller — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Not Voting
Knight — Nay
Monning — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Block — Not Voting
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Not Voting
Vidak — Nay
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6001
Total 6001
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Block — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Correa — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Huff — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea

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AB 2127 COOLEY Assembly Third Reading

Passed 50 Yea · 22 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 481806
Democratic 2200
Republican 0201
Total 502207
% of votes cast 63%28%0%9%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Not Voting
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Nestande — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gatto — Nay
Fong — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Bocanegra — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Levine — Yea
Salas — Yea
Logue — Nay
Medina — Yea
Allen — Nay
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Nay
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Mansoor — Not Voting
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Not Voting
Yamada — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Nay
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5200
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Buchanan — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Weber — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Williams — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea

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Subjects

public-safety healthcare education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2127 do?
(1) Existing law establishes a system of public elementary and secondary schools operated by local educational agencies throughout this state. Under existing law, public and private secondary schools participate in interscholastic sports, and are authorized to enter into associations or consortia to enact and enforce rules relating to eligibility for, and participation in, these activities. Existing law acknowledges the role of the California Interscholastic Federation in the regulation of interscholastic sports in this state. This bill would express legislative findings and declarations relating to head injuries sustained by high school pupil-athletes, particularly those who play football. The bill would prohibit high school and middle school football teams of school districts, charter schools, or private schools that elect to offer an athletic program from conducting more than 2 full-contact practices, as defined, per week during the preseason and regular season, as defined. The bill would also prohibit the full-contact portion of a practice from exceeding 90 minutes in any single day, and completely prohibit full-contact practice during the off-season, as defined. The bill would urge the California Interscholastic Federation to develop and adopt rules to implement this provision. The bill would provide that these provisions do not prohibit the California Interscholastic Federation, an interscholastic athletic league, a school, a school district, or any other appropriate entity from adopting and enforcing rules intended to provide a higher standard of safety for athletes than the standard established under the bill. (2) Existing law requires a school district, charter school, or private school, if it offers an athletic program, to immediately remove an athlete from an athletic activity for the remainder of the day if the athlete is suspected of sustaining a concussion or head injury, and prohibits the athlete from returning to the athletic activity until the athlete is evaluated by a licensed health care provider, trained in the management of concussions and acting within the scope of his or her practice, and the athlete receives written clearance from the licensed health care provider to return to the athletic activity. Existing law also requires, on a yearly basis, a concussion and head injury information sheet to be signed and returned by the athlete and athlete's parent or guardian before the athlete initiates practice or competition. This bill would provide that an athlete suspected of sustaining a concussion or head injury is prohibited from returning to the athletic activity until the athlete is evaluated by a licensed health care provider, as defined to mean a licensed health care provider trained in the management of concussions and acting within the scope of his or her practice, and the athlete receives written clearance from a licensed health care provider. The bill would further provide that, if a licensed health care provider determines that the athlete sustained a concussion or a head injury, the athlete is required to complete a graduated return-to-play protocol of no less than 7 days in duration under the supervision of a licensed health care provider. The bill would urge the California Interscholastic Federation to develop and adopt rules and protocols to implement this provision.
Who sponsors AB 2127?
AB 2127 is sponsored by Cooley.
What is the current status of AB 2127?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2014. Enacted.
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