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Assembly Bill A9823A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to including the promotion and expansion of cricket in the state of New York to the jurisdiction of the state athletic commission

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2019-A9823 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7764
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1004, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A479, S146

2019-A9823 - Summary

Relates to including the promotion and expansion of cricket in the state of New York to the jurisdiction of the state athletic commission.

2019-A9823 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9823
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 13, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to  including  the
   promotion  and  expansion  of  cricket in the state of New York to the
   jurisdiction of the state athletic commission
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The article heading of article 41 of the general business
 law, as added by chapter 32 of the laws of 2016, is amended to  read  as
 follows:
                            [COMBATIVE] SPORTS
   §  2.  Subdivision  1  of section 1003 of the general business law, as
 added by chapter 32 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   1. The state athletic commission, as named  by  chapter  nine  hundred
 twelve of the laws of nineteen hundred twenty, as amended by chapter six
 hundred  three  of the laws of nineteen hundred eighty-one, is continued
 as a division of the department of state. The commission  shall  act  in
 the  best  interests  of combative sports AND PROMOTE CERTAIN ADDITIONAL
 SPORTS IN THE STATE. The commission  is  enacted:  (A)  to  protect  the
 health,  safety  and  general  welfare  of all participants in combative
 sports and spectators thereof, (B) to preserve the integrity  of  comba-
 tive  sports  through the means of licensing, oversight, enforcement and
 the authorization of sanctioning entities, [and] (C) to  facilitate  the
 development  and  responsible conduct of combative sports throughout the
 entire state, AND (D) TO PROMOTE AND EXPAND THE GAME OF CRICKET  IN  THE
 STATE  OF  NEW  YORK.  The  commission shall consist of five members who
 shall be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of
 the senate.  ONE MEMBER OF THE  COMMISSION  SHALL  HAVE  EXPERIENCE  AND
 EXPERTISE  IN  THE  GAME OF CRICKET. The governor shall designate one of
 the members as chairperson of the commission. The members of the commis-
 sion shall be appointed for terms of three years.   Any vacancy  in  the
 membership of the commission caused otherwise than by expiration of term
 shall  be filled only for the balance of the term of the member in whose
 position the vacancy occurs.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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2019-A9823A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7764
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1004, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A479, S146

2019-A9823A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to including the promotion and expansion of cricket in the state of New York to the jurisdiction of the state athletic commission.

2019-A9823A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9823--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 13, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Tourism,  Parks,  Arts  and  Sports   Development   --   committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the general business law, in relation to including the
   promotion and expansion of cricket in the state of  New  York  to  the
   jurisdiction of the state athletic commission
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1004 of the general business law, as added by chap-
 ter 32 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   § 1004. Jurisdiction of the commission. 1. The commission  shall  have
 and  is  hereby  vested with the sole direction, management, control and
 jurisdiction over: [1.] (A) all authorized combative sports;
   [2.] (B) all licenses or permits granted by the commission to any  and
 all persons or entities who participate in authorized combative sports;
   [3.] (C) all determinations regarding the authorization of amateur and
 professional sanctioning entities;
   [4.]  (D) all gyms, clubs, training camps and other organizations that
 maintain training facilities to prepare  persons  for  participation  in
 authorized professional combative sports;
   [5.]  (E)  the  promotion of professional wrestling exhibitions to the
 extent provided for in this article; and
   [6.] (F) all contracts directly related to the conduct  of  authorized
 professional combative sports in the state of New York.
   [7.]  (G)  All disclosures to the commission shall be deemed confiden-
 tial.
   2. THE COMMISSION SHALL HAVE AND IS HEREBY  VESTED  WITH  JURISDICTION
 OVER  THE PROMOTION AND EXPANSION OF THE GAME OF CRICKET IN THE STATE OF
 NEW YORK.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14482-02-0

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