South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 4735

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter 

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       4735
Type of Legislation:               Joint Resolution JR
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19960313
Primary Sponsor:                   Labor, Commerce and Industry
                                   Committee HLCI 26
All Sponsors:                      Labor, Commerce and Industry
                                   Committee
Drafted Document Number:           gjk\22465ac.96
Residing Body:                     Senate
Current Committee:                 General Committee 08 SG
Subject:                           Approve regulation doc. 1907;
                                   Labor, Licensing, & Regulation,
                                   State Athletic Commission
History


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

Senate  19960319  Introduced, read first time,             08 SG
                  referred to Committee
House   19960315  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19960314  Read second time, unanimous consent
                  for third reading on the next
                  Legislative day
House   19960313  Introduced, read first time
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INTRODUCED

March 13, 1996

H. 4735

Introduced by Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee

S. Printed 3/13/96--H.

Read the first time March 13, 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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