South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 1421


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       1421
Type of Legislation:               Joint Resolution JR
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19960516
Primary Sponsor:                   General Committee SG 08
All Sponsors:                      General Committee
Drafted Document Number:           gjk\22877ac.96
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Labor, Commerce and Industry
                                   Committee 26 HLCI
Subject:                           Regulation No. 1907, Athletic;
                                   combative sports



History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

House   19960523  Introduced, read first time,             26 HLCI
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19960522  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19960521  Read second time
Senate  19960516  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on Calendar without reference

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INTRODUCED

May 16, 1996

S. 1421

Introduced by General Committee

S. Printed 5/16/96--S.

Read the first time May 16, 1996.

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION, STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION, RELATING TO COMBATIVE SPORTS, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 1907, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. The regulations of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, State Athletic Commission, relating to combative sports, designated as Regulation Document Number 1907, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.

SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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SUMMARY AS SUBMITTED BY PROMULGATING AGENCY.

The proposed amendments and additions provide for: definitions for admissions, administrator, commission representative, event, and person; specification for rings, ring ropes, and posts; hand wrap requirements, suspensions for technical knockouts; these knockdowns in one round shall be technical knockout; legal drugs that can be used by corner men; all refreshments must be in plastic or paper containers; licenses for off-the-street boxing and license fees; bond requirements; title of subchapter change; criteria for judges and referees; clarifying boxing scoring is majority decision; four judges to be on hand; no verbal or physical abuse of officials and commission representatives; promoter must identify contestants and shall not participate as contestants; matchmaker must identify contestants, and shall not participate as contestant; bloodbourne pathogen control; technical changes; doctor of osteopathy may perform physical examinations; off-the-street boxing requirements; procedure for permits when no regulations exist and cross references; provides clarification where needed in some regulations.

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