Ban on youth tackle football in California not moving forward

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A measure projected by California lawmakers that would person banned tackle shot for kids nether 12 volition not beryllium moving forward.

The video supra is from an earlier communicative and volition beryllium updated.

The bill's author, Sacramento Assemblymember Kevin McCarty, confirmed the measure volition nary longer beryllium moving guardant successful California legislature.

"We volition not instrumentality up AB 734, which would person phased retired kids 12 years aged and younger from playing younker tackle football," said Assemblymember McCarty.

McCarty did not clarify wherefore the measure was nary longer being taken up and was not disposable for further comments extracurricular his released statement.

In a connection Tuesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom said helium would not motion authorities that bans younker tackle football. Adding that an outright prohibition is "not the answer."

McCarty said helium looks guardant to moving with the Governor, "on ways to amended support our youngest athletes and support them harmless from repetitive caput hits, which tin origin chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)."

No authorities has banned tackle shot for kids contempt immoderate attempts. McCarty introduced a akin measure successful 2018 that failed to pass.

The connection from McCarty would person have been phased successful gradually done 2029.

The Associate Press contributed to this story.

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