2022 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB986: Public Schools and Youth Sports Programs – Tackle Football Season – Limitations
Legislative Summary
Limiting certain tackle football seasons to the months of August through December for students in the seventh grade or below; prohibiting a county board of education or school from offering, approving, or sponsoring tackle football games to students during the months of January through July; and prohibiting a youth sports program from providing tackle football games to youth athletes under the age of 14 during the months of January through July.
Bill History
2/10/2022
First Reading Ways and Means
House of Delegates
2/11/2022
Hearing 2/25 at 12:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/25/2022
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
2/25/2022
Hearing 2/25 at 12:30 p.m.
House of Delegates
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/10/2022)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Ways and Means(House of Delegates)
Sine Die
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor

Jay Walker
Democrat