Bill Text: NY A01529 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the commissioner of health to conduct a comprehensive health study to determine the dangers of mixed martial arts.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-05 - print number 1529a [A01529 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1529
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 12, 2015
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       Introduced  by M. of A. JAFFEE, MARKEY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
         GALEF, GLICK -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on  Tourism,
         Parks, Arts and Sports Development
       AN  ACT  to impose a two year moratorium on the conduct of mixed martial
         arts events in the state  and  to  require  the  commissioner  of  the
         department of health to conduct a comprehensive health study to deter-
         mine the dangers of mixed martial arts
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the  contra-
    2  ry,  public  and  for-profit mixed martial arts competition events shall
    3  not be conducted in the state of New York for a period of two years from
    4  the effective date of this act.
    5    S 2. The commissioner of the department of health  is  authorized  and
    6  directed  to  conduct  a  comprehensive  health  study  to determine the
    7  dangers to participants of engaging in mixed  martial  arts  competition
    8  events.  Such  study  shall  be  completed within eighteen months of the
    9  effective date of this act.
   10    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD02593-02-5