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Assembly Bill A1529A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of health to conduct a health study to determine the dangers of mixed martial arts

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2015-A1529 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7673
Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Public Health
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7055
2017-2018: S6384

2015-A1529 - Summary

Requires the commissioner of health to conduct a comprehensive health study to determine the dangers of mixed martial arts.

2015-A1529 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1529

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. JAFFEE, MARKEY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  GALEF, GLICK -- 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.
                                                           LBD02593-02-5

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2015-A1529A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7673
Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Public Health
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7055
2017-2018: S6384

2015-A1529A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of health to conduct a comprehensive health study to determine the dangers of mixed martial arts.

2015-A1529A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 1529--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JAFFEE,  MARKEY, GOTTFRIED, SIMON, LIFTON --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. FARRELL, GALEF, GLICK, RIVERA,  SOLAGES
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and
  Sports  Development -- recommitted to the Committee on Tourism, Parks,
  Arts and Sports Development in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
  and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to require the commissioner 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.   The commissioner of health is authorized and directed to
conduct a comprehensive health study to determine the dangers to partic-
ipants of engaging in mixed martial arts competition events. Such  study
shall  be completed within eighteen months of the effective date of this
act.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02593-03-6

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