Bill Text: IA SF495 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the regulation of boxing, mixed martial arts, and wrestling, making penalties applicable, and making an appropriation.(Formerly SSB 1174; See SF 585.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-24 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 585. S.J. 677. [SF495 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SF495-Introduced.html
Senate
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
495
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
LABOR
AND
BUSINESS
RELATIONS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1174)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
regulation
of
boxing,
mixed
martial
1
arts,
and
wrestling,
making
penalties
applicable,
and
making
2
an
appropriation.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
90A.1,
subsections
6
and
7,
Code
2021,
1
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
6.
“Professional
boxing
or
wrestling
match”
means
a
boxing
3
or
wrestling
public
contest
or
exhibition
open
to
the
public
4
in
this
state
for
which
the
contestants
are
paid
or
awarded
a
5
prize
for
their
participation.
6
7.
a.
“Promoter”
means
a
person
or
business
that
does
at
7
least
one
of
the
following:
8
a.
(1)
Organizes,
holds,
advertises,
or
otherwise
conducts
9
a
professional
boxing
or
wrestling
match
under
this
chapter
.
10
b.
(2)
Charges
admission
for
the
viewing
of
a
professional
11
boxing
or
wrestling
match
received
through
a
closed-circuit,
12
pay-per-view,
or
similarly
distributed
signal.
13
c.
(3)
Organizes,
holds,
advertises,
or
otherwise
conducts
14
a
mixed
martial
arts
match.
15
(4)
Organizes,
holds,
advertises,
or
otherwise
conducts
any
16
form
of
competition
in
which
a
blow
is
usually
struck,
or
a
17
maneuver
is
usually
executed,
which
may
reasonably
be
expected
18
to
inflict
injury.
19
b.
“Promoter”
does
not
include
the
organizer
of
a
private
20
youth
martial
arts
tournament,
private
test
for
martial
arts
21
belts,
developmental
contests
within
private
gyms,
amateur
22
wrestling,
jiu
jitsu,
or
amateur
boxing.
23
Sec.
2.
Section
90A.2,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
24
to
read
as
follows:
25
1.
A
person
shall
not
act
as
a
promoter
of
a
professional
26
boxing
or
wrestling
match
or
a
mixed
martial
arts
match
27
without
first
obtaining
a
license
from
the
commissioner.
28
This
subsection
shall
not
apply
to
a
person
distributing
a
29
closed-circuit,
pay-per-view,
or
similarly
distributed
signal
30
to
a
person
acting
as
a
promoter
or
to
a
person
viewing
the
31
signal
in
a
private
residence.
32
Sec.
3.
Section
90A.3,
subsection
4,
Code
2021,
is
amended
33
to
read
as
follows:
34
4.
This
section
does
not
apply
to
professional
wrestlers
or
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contestants
in
boxing
elimination
tournaments.
1
Sec.
4.
Section
90A.5,
subsection
1,
paragraphs
e,
f,
and
g,
2
Code
2021,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3
e.
A
match
promoter
permits
a
person
to
participate
whose
4
license,
registration,
or
authority,
issued
pursuant
to
this
5
chapter
,
is
under
suspension
to
participate
in
a
boxing
event
.
6
f.
A
match
promoter
or
professional
boxer
contestant
7
is
under
suspension
by
any
other
state
boxing
regulatory
8
organization.
9
g.
A
match
promoter
or
professional
boxer
contestant
is
10
under
suspension
in
any
state.
11
Sec.
5.
Section
90A.6,
subsection
1,
unnumbered
paragraph
12
1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
13
The
commissioner
may
suspend,
deny,
revoke,
annul,
or
14
withdraw
a
license,
registration,
or
authority
to
participate
15
in
a
professional
boxing
or
wrestling
match
or
mixed
martial
16
arts
match
any
contest
under
the
commissioner’s
jurisdiction
17
if
any
of
the
following
occur:
18
Sec.
6.
Section
90A.9,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
19
follows:
20
90A.9
Written
report
filed
——
tax
due
——
penalty.
21
1.
The
promoter
of
a
professional
boxing
or
wrestling
match
22
or
an
event
or
a
mixed
martial
arts
match
subject
to
this
23
chapter
shall,
within
twenty
days
after
the
match
or
event,
24
furnish
to
the
commissioner
a
written
report
stating
the
number
25
of
tickets
sold,
the
gross
amount
of
admission
proceeds
of
26
the
match
or
event,
and
other
matters
the
commissioner
may
27
prescribe
by
rule.
The
value
of
complimentary
tickets
in
28
excess
of
five
percent
of
the
number
of
tickets
sold
shall
be
29
included
in
the
gross
admission
receipts.
Within
twenty
days
30
of
the
match
or
event,
the
promoter
shall
pay
to
the
treasurer
31
of
state
a
tax
of
five
percent
of
its
total
gross
admission
32
receipts,
after
deducting
state
sales
tax,
from
the
sale
of
33
tickets
of
admission
to
the
match
or
event.
34
2.
If
the
promoter
fails
to
make
a
timely
report
within
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the
time
prescribed,
or
if
the
report
is
unsatisfactory
1
to
the
commissioner,
the
commissioner
may
examine
or
cause
2
to
be
examined
the
books
and
records
of
the
promoter,
and
3
subpoena
and
examine
under
oath
witnesses,
for
the
purpose
of
4
determining
the
total
amount
of
the
gross
admission
receipts
5
for
any
match
event
and
the
amount
of
tax
due
pursuant
to
the
6
provisions
of
this
chapter
.
The
commissioner
may,
as
the
7
result
of
such
examination,
fix
and
determine
the
tax,
and
may
8
also
assess
the
promoter
the
reasonable
cost
of
conducting
the
9
examination.
If
a
promoter
defaults
in
the
payment
of
any
10
tax
due
or
the
costs
incurred
in
making
such
examination,
the
11
promoter
shall
forfeit
to
the
state
the
sum
of
five
thousand
12
dollars,
which
may
be
recovered
by
the
attorney
general
13
pursuant
to
the
bond
required
under
section
90A.2,
subsection
14
3
.
15
Sec.
7.
Section
90A.10,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
striking
16
the
section
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
17
90A.10
Athletics
commissioner
revolving
fund
——
18
appropriation.
19
An
athletics
commissioner
revolving
fund
is
created
in
20
the
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
department
and
21
shall
consist
of
moneys
collected
by
the
commissioner
as
22
fees.
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
department
23
of
workforce
development
to
be
used
by
the
commissioner
to
pay
24
the
actual
costs
and
expenses
necessary
to
perform
the
duties
25
of
the
commissioner
as
described
in
this
chapter.
All
fees
26
collected
by
the
commissioner
pursuant
to
this
chapter
shall
be
27
remitted
to
the
treasurer
of
state
to
be
deposited
in
the
fund.
28
All
salaries
and
expenses
properly
chargeable
to
the
fund
shall
29
be
paid
from
the
fund.
Section
8.33
does
not
apply
to
any
30
moneys
in
the
fund.
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
subsection
31
2,
interest
or
earnings
on
moneys
deposited
in
the
fund
shall
32
be
credited
to
the
fund.
33
EXPLANATION
34
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
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the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
1
This
bill
relates
to
the
regulation
of
boxing,
mixed
martial
2
arts,
and
wrestling
under
Code
chapter
90A.
Such
regulation
is
3
carried
out
by
the
state
commissioner
of
athletics,
who
is
also
4
the
labor
commissioner.
5
The
bill
revises
the
definition
of
“promoter”
to
specify
6
that
a
promoter
includes
a
person
or
business
that
organizes,
7
holds,
advertises,
or
otherwise
conducts
any
form
of
8
competition
in
which
a
blow
is
usually
struck,
or
a
maneuver
is
9
usually
executed,
which
may
reasonably
be
expected
to
inflict
10
injury,
but
does
not
include
the
organizer
of
a
private
youth
11
martial
arts
tournament,
private
test
for
martial
arts
belts,
12
developmental
contests
within
private
gyms,
amateur
wrestling,
13
jiu
jitsu,
or
amateur
boxing.
14
The
bill
provides
that
licensing
requirements;
punitive
15
actions
such
as
suspension,
denial
or
revocation
of
licenses,
16
registrations,
or
authority
to
participate
in
contests;
17
and
taxation
of
5
percent
on
gross
admission
receipts,
and
18
associated
reporting
requirements,
cost
assessments,
and
19
penalties,
apply
to
all
promoters
subject
to
Code
chapter
90A.
20
Under
current
law,
these
provisions
apply
only
to
the
promoter
21
of
a
professional
boxing
or
wrestling
match
or
event
or
a
mixed
22
martial
arts
match.
The
bill
provides
that
specified
grounds
23
for
emergency
suspensions
by
the
commissioner
apply
to
all
24
contestants.
Under
current
law,
such
grounds
apply
only
to
25
boxers.
26
The
bill
strikes
a
requirement
that
taxes,
examination
27
costs,
and
penalties
charged
to
promoters
be
used
by
the
28
commissioner
to
award
grants
to
organizations
that
promote
29
amateur
boxing
matches
in
Iowa.
The
bill
creates
an
athletics
30
commissioner
revolving
fund
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
31
control
of
the
department
to
consist
of
moneys
collected
by
32
the
commissioner
as
fees.
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
33
to
the
department
of
workforce
development
to
be
used
by
the
34
commissioner
to
pay
the
actual
costs
and
expenses
necessary
to
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