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2005 SESSION

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HB 1732 Martial arts; definition.

Introduced by: John A. Cosgrove | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; regulation of martial arts competitions.  Includes martial arts competitions under the existing regulation of boxing and wrestling competitions. The bill defines martial arts as any of several Asian arts of combat or self-defense, including but not limited to aikido, karate, judo, or tae kwon do, usually practiced as sport and which may involve the use of striking weapons.

FULL TEXT

• 01/03/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 055238276  pdf | impact statement
• 02/25/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1732ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/28/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0287)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/03/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 055238276
• 01/03/05  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/12/05  House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: Subcommittee #4...
• 01/20/05  House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/24/05  House: Read first time
• 01/25/05  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/26/05  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/05  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/05  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/27/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/27/05  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/09/05  Senate: Reported from General Laws (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/05  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/05  Senate: Read third time
• 02/14/05  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/05  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1732ER)
• 02/25/05  House: Enrolled
• 02/25/05  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/28/05  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/20/05  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 287 (effective 7/1/05)
• 03/28/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0287)