Senate Bill S4724A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Imposes a two year moratorium on mixed martial arts events in the state, requires the commissioner of the department of health to conduct a health study to determine the dangers of mixed martial arts

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2013-S4724 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S2622
2017-2018: S6340
2019-2020: S4093
2021-2022: S2724

2013-S4724 - Summary

Imposes a two year moratorium on the conduct of mixed martial arts events in the state and requires the commissioner of health to conduct a comprehensive health study to determine the dangers of mixed martial arts.

2013-S4724 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4724 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4724

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 19, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. KRUEGER, HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to impose a two year moratorium on the conduct of  mixed  martial
  arts  events  in  the  state  and  to  require the commissioner of the
  department of health to conduct a comprehensive health study to deter-
  mine the dangers of mixed martial arts

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

  Section  1. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contra-
ry, public and for-profit mixed martial arts  competition  events  shall
not be conducted in the state of New York for a period of two years from
the effective date of this act.
  S  2.  The  commissioner of the department of health is authorized and
directed to conduct  a  comprehensive  health  study  to  determine  the
dangers  to  participants  of engaging in mixed martial arts competition
events. Such study shall be completed  within  eighteen  months  of  the
effective date of this act.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09788-01-3


              

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2013-S4724A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S2622
2017-2018: S6340
2019-2020: S4093
2021-2022: S2724

2013-S4724A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Imposes a two year moratorium on the conduct of mixed martial arts events in the state and requires the commissioner of health to conduct a comprehensive health study to determine the dangers of mixed martial arts.

2013-S4724A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4724A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 4724--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 19, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. KRUEGER, HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health --  recom-
  mitted  to  the  Committee on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6,
  sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to impose a two year moratorium on the conduct of mixed martial
  arts events and amateur mixed martial arts competition events  in  the
  state  and  to require the commissioner of the department of health to
  conduct a comprehensive health study to determine the dangers of mixed
  martial arts

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

  Section  1. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contra-
ry, public and for-profit mixed  martial  arts  competition  events  and
amateur  mixed martial arts competition events shall not be conducted in
the state of New York for a period of two years from the effective  date
of this act.
  S  2.  The  commissioner of the department of health is authorized and
directed to conduct  a  comprehensive  health  study  to  determine  the
dangers  to  participants  of engaging in mixed martial arts competition
events. Such study shall be completed  within  eighteen  months  of  the
effective date of this act.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09788-02-4


              

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