HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2319

THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO MIXED MARTIAL ARTS.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 440E-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  No mixed martial arts event shall be held unless the director issues a permit for the event.  To obtain a permit to conduct, hold, or give a mixed martial arts event, a promoter shall:

     (1)  Provide proof of medical insurance for mixed martial arts contestants in accordance with rules adopted by the director.  All promoters shall be responsible for paying the medical insurance policy premiums and any deductible or copay amount of the medical insurance policy;

     (2)  Submit all contracts with managers, mixed martial arts contestants, and venues, including any agreement of pre-contest training funds advanced to any contestant either by the promoter or manager or any party of interest, to the director for the director's review and approval;

     (3)  Submit to the director, for the director's review and approval, all ring records of all mixed martial arts contestants scheduled to participate in the event;

     (4)  Provide cash or cashier's or certified checks made payable to each mixed martial arts contestant for the amount due the contestant or the contestant's manager, as the case may be, in accordance with the contracts approved by the director;

     (5)  Provide to the director written confirmation that an ambulance with paramedics and appropriate security have been obtained and will be present at all times at the venue of the mixed martial arts event;

     (6)  Provide evidence to the director that security personnel and resources will be present in sufficient number and force to exercise crowd control and to protect spectators at the mixed martial arts event;

     (7)  Provide to the director evidence that the mixed martial arts event will be conducted in compliance with municipal fire codes; and

     (8)  Maintain sanitary conditions at the site of the mixed martial arts event."

     SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.



 

Report Title:

Mixed Martial Arts; Additional Payment Option; Cash

 

Description:

Allows mixed martial arts promoters to pay contestants and their managers with cash.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (HD1)

 

 

 

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