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House Health Committee advances bill extending school concussion rules to non-school youth sports amid debate over female-athlete safety
Summary
The House Health Committee voted 14–12 to report House Bill 20 20 42, which would extend the Safety and Youth Sports Act's concussion education and return-to-play rules to non-school sports, after adopting an amendment to narrow covered events. Opponents tied the bill to separate legislation (Senate Bill 9) and raised concerns about protecting female athletes.
Chair Frankel opened the committee and members voted to report House Bill 20 20 42 as amended, advancing a measure that would apply the Safety and Youth Sports Act’s concussion education and return-to-play protocols to sports activities not affiliated with schools.
The committee adopted Amendment A-02388, which clarifies that an event covered by the bill must be "sponsored, organized, and competitive" rather than spontaneous, a change the sponsor said was intended "so we don't want to stop neighborhood pickup games." The amendment was adopted by a roll call vote that the clerk recorded as 14…
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