Assembly Bill A3029

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires operators of sports arenas or facilities to equip all arenas or facilities used for collegiate or professional hockey with protective netting for spectators

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A3029 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
General Obligations Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 9 Title 2 §9-201, Gen Ob L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7619
2011-2012: A1388

2013-A3029 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires operators of sports arenas or facilities to equip all arenas or facilities used for collegiate or professional hockey with protective netting for spectators.

2013-A3029 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3029

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 23, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. ORTIZ, AUBRY, COOK, MILLMAN, RIVERA, ROBINSON,
  WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Tourism,  Parks,
  Arts and Sports Development

AN  ACT  to  amend the general obligations law, in relation to requiring
  the use of protective nets at sports arenas or facilities

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Article  9  of  the general obligations law is amended by
adding a new title 2 to read as follows:
                                  TITLE 2
                           PROTECTIVE NETTING
SECTION 9-201. DUTIES OF OPERATORS OF SPORTS ARENAS OR FACILITIES.
  S 9-201. DUTIES OF OPERATORS OF SPORTS ARENAS OR FACILITIES. IT  SHALL
BE  THE  DUTY OF ANY OPERATOR OF A SPORTS ARENA OR FACILITY TO EQUIP ALL
ARENAS OR FACILITIES USED FOR COLLEGIATE  OR  PROFESSIONAL  HOCKEY  WITH
PROTECTIVE  NETTING  TO  PROTECT  SPECTATORS IN THE STANDS FROM ANY PUCK
THAT MAY FLY INTO THE STANDS. THE PROTECTIVE  NETTING  SHALL  BE  PLACED
OVER  THE  STANDS  AND  BE  OF A HEIGHT AND MATERIAL ADEQUATE TO PROVIDE
PROTECTION TO SUCH SPECTATORS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07178-01-3

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