Opinion: Flaw in AB 1 Is that Is that It Doesn’t Go Into Effect Soon Enough

By Eugene Egdorf, of Shrader & Associates, L.L.P.   On July 31, California Governor Gavin Newsome signed into law, AB 1, the California Youth Football Act, which establishes safety standards for youth football. This legislation was much needed, unfortunately, because those running youth football in California did not take it upon themselves to put into place the common-sense measures imposed by this legislation. There is nothing in this bill that should be controversial, particularly in com