California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2007 — Youth athletics: youth sports organizations: concussions or other head injuries.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 516, Statutes of 2016.

  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 16, 2016. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

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 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

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's initiating practice or competition. This bill would apply these provisions to athletes participating in youth sports organizations, as defined to include organizations, businesses, nonprofit entities, or local governmental agencies that sponsor or conduct amateur sports competitions, training, camps, or clubs in which persons 17 years of age or younger participate in any of 27 designated sports. The bill would require youth sports organizations to notify the parents or guardians of athletes 17 years of age or younger who have been removed from athletic activities due to suspected concussions, as specified. The bill would require youth sports organizations to offer concussion and head injury education, or related educational materials, or both, to each of their coaches and administrators on a yearly basis, as prescribed. The bill would require each of these coaches and administrators to successfully complete the concussion and head injury education offered under the bill at least once either online or in person. The bill would also require a youth sports organization to identify procedures for ensuring compliance with the bill's requirements for providing concussion and head injury education and a concussion and head injury information sheet. The bill would additionally require the youth sports organization to identify procedures to ensure compliance with the athlete removal provisions and the return-to-play protocol, as specified. The bill would specify that it applies to all persons participating in the activities of a youth sports organization, irrespective of their ages.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 516, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 70. Noes 7. Page 6033.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 18 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 4. Page 4971.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 29).

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

  12. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 56. Noes 19. Page 5009.)

  15. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 48. Noes 23. Page 4948.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (May 3).

  18. Re-referred to Com. on A.,E.,S.,T., & I.M.

  19. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on A.,E.,S.,T., & I.M. Read second time and amended.

  20. Referred to Com. on A.,E.,S.,T., & I.M.

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

  22. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • McCarty · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 9 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • McCarty

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2007 MCCARTY Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 70 Yea · 7 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 62602
Democratic 5000
Republican 3101
Total 70703
% of votes cast 88%9%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Burke — Yea
Campos — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Chau — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Harper — Nay
Melendez — Not Voting
Steinorth — Yea
Wood — Yea
Hadley — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB2007 McCarty By Hernandez

Passed 33 Yea · 4 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 30402
Democratic 3000
Total 33402
% of votes cast 85%10%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Not Voting
Hertzberg — Yea
Huff — Yea
Roth — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Do pass

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7001
Democratic 1000
Total 8001
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Hernandez — Yea
Monning — Yea
Roth — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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AB 2007 MCCARTY Assembly Third Reading

Passed 56 Yea · 19 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 501604
Democratic 5000
Republican 1301
Total 561905
% of votes cast 70%24%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kim — Nay
Levine — Yea
Linder — Nay
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Melendez — Not Voting
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Burke — Yea
Campos — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Low — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Hadley — Nay
Chang — Not Voting
Chávez — Nay
Harper — Nay
Bigelow — Not Voting
Mayes — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Steinorth — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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AB 2007 MCCARTY Assembly Third Reading Amend By MCCARTY Set #1

Passed 48 Yea · 23 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 431908
Democratic 5000
Republican 0401
Total 482309
% of votes cast 60%29%0%11%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Brown — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Melendez — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Burke — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Medina — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Chang — Not Voting
Chiu — Not Voting
Harper — Nay
Chávez — Nay
Dodd — Not Voting
Kim — Nay
Baker — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Linder — Nay
Mayes — Nay
O'Donnell — Not Voting
Olsen — Nay
Steinorth — Nay
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Hadley — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5002
Total 5002
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Low — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chu — Yea
Hadley — Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2007 do?
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's initiating practice or competition. This bill would apply these provisions to athletes participating in youth sports organizations, as defined to include organizations, businesses, nonprofit entities, or local governmental agencies that sponsor or conduct amateur sports competitions, training, camps, or clubs in which persons 17 years of age or younger participate in any of 27 designated sports. The bill would require youth sports organizations to notify the parents or guardians of athletes 17 years of age or younger who have been removed from athletic activities due to suspected concussions, as specified. The bill would require youth sports organizations to offer concussion and head injury education, or related educational materials, or both, to each of their coaches and administrators on a yearly basis, as prescribed. The bill would require each of these coaches and administrators to successfully complete the concussion and head injury education offered under the bill at least once either online or in person. The bill would also require a youth sports organization to identify procedures for ensuring compliance with the bill's requirements for providing concussion and head injury education and a concussion and head injury information sheet. The bill would additionally require the youth sports organization to identify procedures to ensure compliance with the athlete removal provisions and the return-to-play protocol, as specified. The bill would specify that it applies to all persons participating in the activities of a youth sports organization, irrespective of their ages.
Who sponsors AB 2007?
AB 2007 is sponsored by McCarty.
What is the current status of AB 2007?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2016. Enacted.
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