Connecticut 2011 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05567 Compare Versions

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1-House Bill No. 5567
1+General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5567
2+January Session, 2011 LCO No. 4025
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3-Public Act No. 11-244
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5-AN ACT REQUIRING MINORS TO WEAR HELMETS IN COMMERCIAL, NONPROFIT AND MUNICIPALLY OPERATED BASEBALL BATTING CAGES.
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12+January Session, 2011
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24+AN ACT REQUIRING MINORS TO WEAR HELMETS IN COMMERCIAL BASEBALL BATTING CAGES.
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726 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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9-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.
28+Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) No person under eighteen years of age may enter into a commercial baseball batting cage unless such person is wearing protective headgear of a type which conforms to the minimum specifications established by regulations adopted under subsection (b) of this section.
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11-(b) Failure to comply with this section shall not be a violation, offense or statutory cause of action.
30+(b) Not later than January 1, 2012, the Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, establishing minimum specifications for protective headgear for use by persons under eighteen years of age in commercial baseball batting cages.
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32+(c) Failure to comply with this section shall not be a violation or an offense. Failure to wear protective headgear as required by subsection (a) of this section shall not be considered to be contributory negligence on the part of the parent or guardian of the person under eighteen years of age nor shall such failure be admissible in any civil action.
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