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NY S03209
Bill
Status
1/24/2025
Primary Sponsor
Brian Kavanagh
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AI Summary
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Requires all skiers and snowboarders under 18 years of age to wear protective helmets while on ski slopes in New York
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Mandates ski area operators offer protective headgear for sale or rental and prohibit minors without helmets from boarding passenger tramways (ski lifts)
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Requires helmets to meet American National Standards Institute standards and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Labor
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Obligates ski areas to post conspicuous notices at transaction points stating that New York law requires all skiers and snowboarders under 18 to wear protective headgear
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Establishes civil penalties for ski area operators who knowingly violate helmet requirements: up to $100 for first violation, up to $200 for subsequent violations within one year
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
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION
3/5/2026