Youth Athlete Protection Act; Department of Human Resources (DHR) required to develop model Youth Athlete Protection Policy to prevent child abuse in youth sports; local sports organizations, including local governments, required to implement similar policy and register compliance with DHR, youth sports coaches required to undergo criminal background check and mandatory reporter training, DHR required to adopt rules

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Overview Bill text 1 History 3 Sponsors

Children

Chamber: House
Introduced: Jan 6, 2026
Last action: Jan 13, 2026 — Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Children and Senior Advocacy
Session: 2026rs
Momentum: 27 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

3.4% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 31%, measured from AL's completed sessions
Momentum -5 27/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 270 days quiet

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