Senate Bill S1596

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Exempts white collar boxing from regulation by the state boxing commission

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee


  • 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-S1596 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
Law Section:
Boxing
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง31, Chap 912 of 1920
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S2708
2013-2014: S2350

2009-S1596 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts white collar boxing from regulation by the state boxing commission; provides that a "white collar boxer" is a person who is not a professional boxer or an amateur registered with the U.S. Amateur Boxing Federation, and who engages in boxing or sparring contests and exhibitions where no cash prizes having a value of more than $35 are given or prizes in excess of an amount established by the United States White Collar Boxing, Inc.

2009-S1596 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1596 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1596

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 3, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. GOLDEN, O. JOHNSON -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Cultural
  Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation

AN  ACT to amend chapter 912 of the laws of 1920 allowing and regulating
  boxing, sparring and  wrestling  matches,  and  establishing  a  state
  boxing  commission,  in relation to exempting white collar boxers from
  the provisions of such act

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

  Section  1. Section 31 of chapter 912 of the laws of 1920 allowing and
regulating boxing, sparring and wrestling matches,  and  establishing  a
state  boxing commission, as amended by chapter 437 of the laws of 2002,
is amended to read as follows:
  S 31. Exceptions. The provisions of this act  except  as  provided  in
section  29  of this act shall not be construed to apply to any sparring
or boxing contest or exhibition conducted under the supervision  or  the
control  of the New York state national guard or naval militia where all
of the contestants are members of the active militia; nor  to  any  such
contest  or exhibition where the contestants are all amateurs, sponsored
by or under the supervision of any university, college, school or  other
institution  of  learning, recognized by the regents of the state of New
York; nor to any such contest or exhibitions where the  contestants  are
all  amateurs sponsored by or under the supervision of the U. S. Amateur
Boxing Federation or its local affiliates or the American Olympic  Asso-
ciation; NOR TO ANY SUCH CONTEST OR EXHIBITION WHERE THE CONTESTANTS ARE
ALL  WHITE COLLAR BOXERS SPONSORED BY OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF UNITED
STATES WHITE COLLAR BOXING, INC.; nor except as to the  extent  provided
in  sections 5, 9, 19, 20, 28-a, 28-b and 33 of this act, to any profes-
sional wrestling contest or exhibition as defined in this act.  For  the
purpose  of  this act, an amateur is deemed to mean a person who engages
in boxing, sparring or wrestling contests and exhibitions where no  cash

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06216-01-9
              

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