Assembly Bill A4340

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires athletes who perform where spectators pay an admission fee to certify that he or she has not used performance enhancing substances in the preceding six months

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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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2009-A4340 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2468
Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Boxing
Laws Affected:
Amd §6, Chap 912 of 1920
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A4015
2013-2014: A4690
2015-2016: A6552
2017-2018: A5294
2019-2020: A2085
2021-2022: A1497

2009-A4340 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the "honesty in sports act"; requires amateur and professional athletes who perform where spectators pay an admission fee to certify by signed affidavit that he or she has not used performance enhancing substances (defined as the NCAA'a current list of banned drugs) in the preceding six months; prohibits those who fail to certify from performing; provides that the state athletic commission shall receive such certifications and make a record of such available to the public.

2009-A4340 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4340

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. JAFFEE --
  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Tourism, 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  matches, in relation to
  creating the "honesty in sports act"

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "honesty in
sports act".
  S  2.  Section  6  of chapter 912 of the laws of 1920, relating to the
regulation of boxing, sparring  and  wrestling  matches  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3.  (A)  THE  COMMISSION  SHALL  REQUIRE  ALL AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL
ATHLETES IN ALL SPORTS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BASKETBALL,  BASE-
BALL,  FOOTBALL, AND HOCKEY WHO PERFORM BEFORE SPECTATORS, WHO HAVE PAID
AN ADMISSION FEE FOR A SPORTING EVENT OR EXHIBITION IN NEW  YORK  STATE,
TO  SUBMIT  A SIGNED AFFIDAVIT CERTIFYING THAT SUCH ATHLETE HAS NOT USED
PERFORMANCE ENHANCING SUBSTANCES.  THE FORM OF SUCH CERTIFICATION  SHALL
BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSION.  SUCH CERTIFICATION SHALL BE FILED WITH
THE COMMISSION SEMIANNUALLY AND SHALL BE LIMITED IN SCOPE TO THE PRECED-
ING  SIX  MONTHS.   AN ATHLETE WHO FAILS TO SUBMIT SUCH CERTIFICATION IS
HEREBY PROHIBITED FROM PERFORMING BEFORE SPECTATORS  WHO  HAVE  PAID  AN
ADMISSION FEE FOR SUCH AMATEUR OR PROFESSIONAL SPORTING EVENT OR EXHIBI-
TION IN NEW YORK.
  (B)  THE  POWERS  AND  DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION ARE HEREBY EXPANDED TO
DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS  REQUIRED  IN  PARAGRAPH
(A)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION.    THE CHAIRPERSON, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEES,
SHALL MAKE A RECORD OF SUCH FILED CERTIFICATIONS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
IN A MANNER DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSION.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01617-01-9

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