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Apr 06, 2022 |
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Senate Bill S8740
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 14th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2021-S8740 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6434
- Current Committee:
- Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1019, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
-
A2214
2021-S8740 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8740 SPONSOR: COMRIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibited combative sports that result in the injury of an individual PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Relates to prohibited combative sports that result in the injury of an individual SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: JUSTIFICATION: The amateur fight would have been illegal before the pandemic, but with coronavirus cases spiking in the city, it risked being a dangerous underground event
2021-S8740 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8740 I N S E N A T E April 6, 2022 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibited combative sports that result in the injury of an individual THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1019 of the general business law is amended by adding two new subdivisions 1-a and 1-b to read as follows: 1-A. ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY ADVANCES OR PROFITS FROM A PROHIBITED COMBATIVE SPORT WHICH RESULTS IN THE PHYSICAL INJURY OF ANY INDIVIDUAL, AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION 10.00 OF THE PENAL LAW, SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. 1-B. ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY ADVANCES OR PROFITS FROM A PROHIBITED COMBATIVE SPORT WHICH RESULTS IN THE SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY OF ANY INDIVIDUAL, AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION TEN OF SECTION 10.00 OF THE PENAL LAW, SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CLASS D FELONY. § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09806-01-1
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