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NY S02901
Bill
Status
1/26/2021
Primary Sponsor
Brian Kavanagh
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AI Summary
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Requires skiers and snowboarders under 18 years of age to wear protective helmets that meet American National Standards Institute standards while on ski slopes or trails.
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Mandates ski area operators offer protective headgear for sale or rental and prohibit anyone under 18 without a helmet from boarding passenger tramways.
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Requires ski area operators to post notice in bold type stating "NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT ALL SKIERS AND SNOWBOARDERS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE WEAR PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR."
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Establishes penalties of up to $100 for a first violation or up to $200 for violations occurring within one year of a prior violation by ski area operators who knowingly violate helmet requirements.
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Expands the safety code for ski slopes to include snowboarders and snowboarding activities, applying existing safety duties and regulations to snowboarders as well as skiers.
Legislative Description
Requires children under the age of eighteen to wear protective headgear while skiing or snowboarding; imposes civil fines for violations thereof; applies safety in skiing code requirements to snowboarders and snowboarding.
Last Action
COMMITTED TO RULES
6/3/2022