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PA HB2042
Bill
Status
Introduced
11/18/2025
Primary Sponsor
Timothy Briggs
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AI Summary
- Expands Pennsylvania's Safety in Youth Sports Act to cover "official recreational athletic events" involving participants under 18, including private leagues and organized youth sports outside of school settings
- Requires parents/guardians of pre-adult participants in recreational athletics to annually sign acknowledgment forms confirming receipt and review of concussion and traumatic brain injury information
- Mandates that students or pre-adult participants showing signs of concussion during athletic activity be immediately removed from play and cannot return until cleared in writing by an appropriate medical professional
- Requires school entities and sponsoring organizations to distribute return-to-learn information (including the BrainSTEPS program) to all students and pre-adult participants before athletic participation
- Takes effect 60 days after enactment
Legislative Description
Further providing for definitions and for the prevention of concussions and traumatic brain injuries.
Last Action
Laid on the table
2/3/2026
Committee Referrals
Health11/18/2025
Full Bill Text
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