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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 437: Interscholastic athletics: California Interscholastic Federation: sports-related injuries.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 437 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Interscholastic athletics: California Interscholastic Federation: sports-related injuries. Primary sponsor: Tom Lackey (R). Most recent recorded action (June 30, 2025): Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Choi.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law describes the California Interscholastic Federation as a voluntary organization that consists of school and school-related personnel with responsibility for administering interscholastic athletic activities in secondary schools, and sets forth the Legislature’s intent regarding the California Interscholastic Federation’s implementation of certain policies. Existing law requires the California Interscholastic Federation, on or before January 1, 2023, and on or before January 1 every 7 years thereafter, to report to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and the Governor on its evaluation and accountability activities undertaken, including, among other things, the status of the health and safety of pupils, coaches, officials, and spectators, including racial discrimination, harassment, or hazing.

This bill would add sports-related head injuries, including concussions, and other sports-related injuries and medical problems, requiring medical clearance to resume full athletic participation, including injuries sustained during competitions, practices, and training camps, as reportable information regarding the status of the health and safety of pupils, coaches, officials, and spectators.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tom LackeyPrimary sponsorRepublicanAssembly34

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Choi.
  2. Ordered to third reading.
  3. From Consent Calendar.
  4. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
  5. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 18).
  6. Referred to Com. on ED.
  7. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
  8. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 62. Noes 0. Page 912.)
  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  10. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 18).
  12. Referred to Com. on A.,E.,S., & T.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page