ARIZONA STATE SENATE

KATI PRATT

ASSISTANT RESEARCH ANALYST

MASON HOLLER

LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH ANALYST

EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Telephone: (602) 926-3171

RESEARCH STAFF

TO:                  MEMBERS OF THE SENATE

EDUCATION COMMITTEE

DATE:            March 23, 2026

SUBJECT:      Strike everything amendment to H.B. 2383, relating to trampoline court safety

Purpose

            Amends Laws 2014, Chapter 259, which established trampoline court regulations, to designate the legislation as Ty's Law.

Background

Laws 2014, Chapter 259 establishes trampoline court regulations, including requirements relating to registration, inspection, insurance and protections for patrons. A trampoline court owner or operator must: 1) annually apply for or renew the trampoline court registration as prescribed;
2) have the trampoline court inspected at least once annually by an insurer or an inspector with whom the insurer has contracted; 3) maintain the registration certificate and a written certificate of the annual inspection at all times; 4) procure insurance for the trampoline court that insures the owner or operator against liability for injury arising from the use of the trampoline court in an amount of not less than $1,000,000 for bodily injury; and 5) maintain, for a period of at least two years, accurate records of emergency response service calls and any governmental action taken relating to the trampoline court, including any operation permits, insurance certificates, inspection reports and other specified records. A trampoline court means a commercial facility with a defined area composed of one ore more trampolines, a series of trampolines, a trampoline court foam pit or a series of trampoline court foam pits. A trampoline court does not include: 1) any playground operated by a school or local government; 2) inflatable rides, inflatable bounce houses, ball crawls and equipment that is used exclusively for exercise; 3) a physical rehabilitation facility; or 4) a gymnastic training facility that derives a majority of its revenue from supervised instruction in the teaching of gymnastic skills and basics.

Laws 2016, Chapter 128 repeals the Department of Fire, Building and Life Safety (DFBLS), which originally administered the trampoline court regulations, and transfers oversight and administration of trampoline court regulations from DFBLS to the State Forester. The State Forester must: 1) administer and enforce trampoline court statutory regulations; 2) establish fees for the initial registration and registration renewal of trampoline courts; 3) maintain a registry of all trampoline courts; 4) request information to determine that the trampoline court owner or operator possesses insurance and that the trampoline court has been inspected at least annually;
5) maintain proof of insurance, emergency responder service calls and inspection certificates for each registered trampoline court as public record; and 7) administer the Trampoline Court Safety Fund (A.R.S. Title 37, Chapter 9, Article 6).

            There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.

Provisions

1. Amends Laws 2014, Chapter 259, which established trampoline court regulations, to designate the legislation as Ty's Law.

2. Becomes effective on the general effective date.