CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 999Introduced by Assembly Member Blanca RubioFebruary 20, 2025 An act to amend Section 21709 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to aviation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 999, as introduced, Blanca Rubio. Skydiving or sport parachuting operations.Existing law requires owners and operators of a skydiving or sport parachuting operation to have a duty to ensure that the parachutist in command of a tandem jump and the parachute rigger responsible for packing the parachute are in compliance with all federal laws relating to parachute safety and certification, to the extent allowed by federal law.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 21709 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:21709. (a) To the extent allowed by federal law, the owners and operators of a skydiving or sport parachuting operation shall have a duty to ensure that the parachutist in command of a tandem jump and the parachute rigger responsible for packing the parachute are in compliance with all federal laws relating to parachute safety and certification.(b) This section does shall not decrease any legal duties.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 999Introduced by Assembly Member Blanca RubioFebruary 20, 2025 An act to amend Section 21709 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to aviation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 999, as introduced, Blanca Rubio. Skydiving or sport parachuting operations.Existing law requires owners and operators of a skydiving or sport parachuting operation to have a duty to ensure that the parachutist in command of a tandem jump and the parachute rigger responsible for packing the parachute are in compliance with all federal laws relating to parachute safety and certification, to the extent allowed by federal law.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 999
Introduced by Assembly Member Blanca RubioFebruary 20, 2025
Introduced by Assembly Member Blanca Rubio
February 20, 2025
An act to amend Section 21709 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to aviation.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 999, as introduced, Blanca Rubio. Skydiving or sport parachuting operations.
Existing law requires owners and operators of a skydiving or sport parachuting operation to have a duty to ensure that the parachutist in command of a tandem jump and the parachute rigger responsible for packing the parachute are in compliance with all federal laws relating to parachute safety and certification, to the extent allowed by federal law.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that provision.
Existing law requires owners and operators of a skydiving or sport parachuting operation to have a duty to ensure that the parachutist in command of a tandem jump and the parachute rigger responsible for packing the parachute are in compliance with all federal laws relating to parachute safety and certification, to the extent allowed by federal law.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that provision.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 21709 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:21709. (a) To the extent allowed by federal law, the owners and operators of a skydiving or sport parachuting operation shall have a duty to ensure that the parachutist in command of a tandem jump and the parachute rigger responsible for packing the parachute are in compliance with all federal laws relating to parachute safety and certification.(b) This section does shall not decrease any legal duties.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 21709 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:21709. (a) To the extent allowed by federal law, the owners and operators of a skydiving or sport parachuting operation shall have a duty to ensure that the parachutist in command of a tandem jump and the parachute rigger responsible for packing the parachute are in compliance with all federal laws relating to parachute safety and certification.(b) This section does shall not decrease any legal duties.
SECTION 1. Section 21709 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
21709. (a) To the extent allowed by federal law, the owners and operators of a skydiving or sport parachuting operation shall have a duty to ensure that the parachutist in command of a tandem jump and the parachute rigger responsible for packing the parachute are in compliance with all federal laws relating to parachute safety and certification.(b) This section does shall not decrease any legal duties.
21709. (a) To the extent allowed by federal law, the owners and operators of a skydiving or sport parachuting operation shall have a duty to ensure that the parachutist in command of a tandem jump and the parachute rigger responsible for packing the parachute are in compliance with all federal laws relating to parachute safety and certification.(b) This section does shall not decrease any legal duties.
21709. (a) To the extent allowed by federal law, the owners and operators of a skydiving or sport parachuting operation shall have a duty to ensure that the parachutist in command of a tandem jump and the parachute rigger responsible for packing the parachute are in compliance with all federal laws relating to parachute safety and certification.(b) This section does shall not decrease any legal duties.
21709. (a) To the extent allowed by federal law, the owners and operators of a skydiving or sport parachuting operation shall have a duty to ensure that the parachutist in command of a tandem jump and the parachute rigger responsible for packing the parachute are in compliance with all federal laws relating to parachute safety and certification.
(b) This section does shall not decrease any legal duties.