Assembly Bill A7055

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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    • Passed Assembly
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  • Delivered to Governor
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2013-A7055 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Public Health
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A1529

2013-A7055 (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-A7055 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7055

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 30, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development

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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