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HB 1455 DPOR; promoters of boxing, martial arts, and wrestling events.
Introduced by: Jackson H. Miller | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; boxing, martial arts, and professional wrestling events and participants. Provides for the regulation of amateur boxing and martial arts and professional wrestling by the Director of the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. The bill authorizes the Director to approve a sanctioning organization to oversee the conduct of amateur boxing and martial arts events. The bill sets out the requirements to be met by the sanctioning organization, including blood testing of the participants. The bill exempts amateur bouts and amateur boxing or martial arts engagements conducted by or held under the sponsorship of (i) any elementary or secondary school or public or private institution of higher education located in the Commonwealth or (ii) the Department of Corrections involving inmates of any state correctional institution. The bill has a delayed effective date of October 1, 2015, and requires the Director to convene a work group of interested parties affected by the provisions of the bill to determine an appropriate method for holding professional-amateur events. This bill is identical to SB 790.
FULL TEXT
- 12/30/14 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102784D pdf | impact statement
- 02/05/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15104727D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/15 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1455ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/17/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0264) pdf
HISTORY
- 12/30/14 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102784D
- 12/30/14 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/15/15 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
- 02/03/15 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/15 House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15104727D-H1
- 02/07/15 House: Read first time
- 02/09/15 House: Read second time
- 02/09/15 House: Committee substitute agreed to 15104727D-H1
- 02/09/15 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1455H1
- 02/10/15 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/15 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/15 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/16/15 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/15 Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/15 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/15 House: Enrolled
- 02/24/15 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1455ER)
- 02/25/15 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/26/15 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/26/15 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/26/15
- 02/26/15 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
- 03/17/15 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 264 (effective 10/1/15)
- 03/17/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0264)