LEGISLATION & REGULATION

This page lists links to stories pertaining to state and federal regulation of amusement rides.

  • CPSC urges further safety inspections of mobile amusement rides (8/20/98)
  • Illinois Senate considers ride safety legislation (3/1/99)
  • Illinois to reinspect all roller coasters (9/1/99)
  • Florida inspectors to visit 73 amusement parks (9/3/99)
  • California Senate votes for state oversight of amusement rides, 30-6 (9/3/99)
  • Industry to fight any federal attempts to improve safety at parks (9/4/99)
  • CPSC: injuries from amusement park rides up 87% since 1994 (9/21/99)
  • IAAPA: states have amusement park safety under control (9/22/99)
  • Park safety legislation moves forward in U.S. House (10/6/99)
  • Davis signs California amusement park safety bill into law (10/4/99)
  • Missouri considers tightening amusement ride regulations (2/5/00)
  • Alabama to weigh proposals for new amusement ride regulations (2/7/00)
  • Congressman aims to limit g-forces on roller coasters (3/10/00)
  • Consumer groups express support for federal legislation (4/13/00)
  • New Jersey considering additional amusement ride regulations (5/10/00)
  • Markey pushes for "common sense federal oversight" of park rides (5/16/00)
  • Amusement Park Ride Safety Act gains support in U.S. House (7/15/00)
  • Amusement park injuries up 95% since 1996; CPSC "very concerned" (8/1/00)
  • National Amusement Park Ride Safety Act of 2001 introduced to Congress (4/4/01)
  • Carnival ride safety bill passes Texas Senate (4/18/01)
  • Industry helps defeat carnival ride safety bill (5/23/01)
  • Amusement ride laws tighten in New Jersey (7/20/01)
  • CPSC releases annual report on amusement ride safety (8/23/01)
  • Man killed in 180-foot fall after bungee cord disengages (8/26/02)
  • National Amusement Park Ride Safety Act introduced to Congress (5/22/03)

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