Assembly Bill A6506

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes protocols for combative sports; authorizes mixed martial arts events in this state

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A6506 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2755
Law Section:
Boxing
Laws Affected:
Amd §§4, 5-a & 6, Chap 912 of 1920; amd §§451 & 452, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2009, S2165
2011-2012: A4146, A9879, S1707

2013-A6506 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes protocols for combative sports; authorizes mixed martial arts events in this state; establishes procedures for applications for licenses; establishes penalties for violations

2013-A6506 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6506

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 4, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. MORELLE, WRIGHT, MOYA, HEASTIE, SIMOTAS, ENGLE-
  BRIGHT, PEOPLES-STOKES, HEVESI, PERRY, TITONE, TITUS, RIVERA,  PAULIN,
  COOK  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of A. BARCLAY, BORELLI, BRAUNSTEIN,
  BRINDISI,  BROOK-KRASNY,  CAMARA,  CERETTO,  CRESPO,  CROUCH,  CURRAN,
  CUSICK,  CYMBROWITZ,  ESPINAL,  GABRYSZAK,  GIBSON, GJONAJ, GOLDFEDER,
  GRAF, GUNTHER, JACOBS, JORDAN, KATZ,  KEARNS,  KELLNER,  KIM,  LAVINE,
  LUPARDO,  MAISEL,  McDONALD,  McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, McLAUGHLIN, MILLER,
  MOSLEY, PRETLOW, QUART, RA, RABBITT, RAIA, RAMOS, ROBERTS,  RODRIGUEZ,
  SALADINO, SEPULVEDA, SIMANOWITZ, SKARTADOS, STEVENSON, STIRPE, WEPRIN,
  ZEBROWSKI  --  read  once  and  referred  to the Committee on Tourism,
  Parks, Arts and Sports Development

AN ACT to amend chapter 912 of the laws of 1920 relating  to  the  regu-
  lation  of boxing, sparring and wrestling, in relation to establishing
  protocols for combative sports  and  authorizing  mixed  martial  arts
  events in this state; to amend the tax law, in relation to the imposi-
  tion  of a tax on the gross receipts of any person holding any profes-
  sional or amateur boxing, sparring or wrestling match  or  exhibition,
  or  professional  combative  sports match or exhibition; and providing
  for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of section 4 of chapter 912
of the laws of 1920 relating to the regulation of boxing,  sparring  and
wrestling, subdivisions 2 and 6 as amended by chapter 437 of the laws of
2002  and subdivisions 3, 4 and 5 as added by chapter 603 of the laws of
1981, are amended to read as follows:
  2. The advisory board shall have power and it shall be the duty of the
board to prepare and submit to the commission for  approval  regulations
and  standards  for  the physical examination of professional boxers AND
PROFESSIONAL COMBATIVE SPORTS PARTICIPANTS  including,  without  limita-
tion,  pre-fight  and/or post-fight examinations and periodic comprehen-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06445-01-3
              

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