Current Status Bill Number:4677 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19960226 Primary Sponsor:Limehouse All Sponsors:Limehouse, Cain and Robinson Drafted Document Number:dka\3537cm.96 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Medical Affairs Committee 13 SMA Date of Last Amendment:19960423 Subject:Athlete's, physicians certificate, AIDS and HIV
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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Senate 19960424 Introduced, read first time, 13 SMA
referred to Committee
House 19960424 Read third time, sent to Senate
House 19960423 Amended, read second time
House 19960417 Committee report: Favorable with 27 H3M
amendment
House 19960226 Introduced, read first time, 27 H3M
referred to Committee
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AMENDED
April 23, 1996
H. 4677
S. Printed 4/23/96--H.
Read the first time February 26, 1996.
TO AMEND SECTION 52-7-90, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO REQUIRING THAT CERTAIN ATHLETES POSSESS A PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE AND THE ATTENDANCE OF A PHYSICIAN AT THE RINGSIDE OF A BOXING EVENT, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE TO STATE THAT THE PARTICIPANT IS FREE OF THE HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) AND THE ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS).
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 52-7-90 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 52-7-90. (A) Each A participant must have a physician's certificate acceptable to the commission issued prior to before the event stating that the participant is in good physical condition and is free of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
(B) No A boxing event may not be held unless a licensed physician is at ringside."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.