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Jan 06, 2016 | referred to health |
Jan 27, 2015 | referred to health |
senate Bill S2622
Sponsored By
Liz Krueger
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Brad Hoylman
(D, WF) 27th Senate District
S2622 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014: S4724
2017-2018: S6340
2019-2020: S4093
2021-2022: S2724
S2622 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2622 TITLE OF BILL: 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 PURPOSE: To identify the most salient medical issues that may be associated with the practice of mixed martial arts. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 Prohibits the practice of public and for-profit mixed martial arts events and amateur mixed martial arts for a period of two years from the effective date of this act. Section 2 Authorizes the commissioner of the department of health to conduct a comprehensive health study to determine the dangers to participants of engaging in mixed martial arts competition events. Section 3 Effective date. JUSTIFICATION:
S2622 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2622 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 27, 2015 ___________ 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 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. LBD02593-01-5
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