House Bill No. 5567
Public Act No. 11-244
AN ACT REQUIRING MINORS TO WEAR HELMETS IN COMMERCIAL, NONPROFIT AND MUNICIPALLY OPERATED BASEBALL BATTING CAGES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) No person under eighteen years of age may enter into a commercial, nonprofit or municipally operated baseball batting cage for the purpose of hitting from an automated pitching machine unless such person is wearing protective headgear that meets standard performance specifications, as defined by the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment.
(b) Failure to comply with this section shall not be a violation, offense or statutory cause of action.