SB383 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Gerald H. AllenSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Athletic Commission, certain requirements for holding professional wrestling matches made permissive with commission, Sec. 41-9-1033 am'd.

Summary

SB383 would let the Alabama Athletic Commission decide whether to require safety and oversight rules for professional wrestling, boxing, and mixed martial arts events.

What This Bill Does

It amends Section 41-9-1033 to make several previously mandatory safety requirements optional, at the Commission's discretion. The five listed items—medical examinations with certificates, continuous ringside physician presence, inspectors at events and weigh-ins, health insurance coverage for competitors, and ambulance/medical personnel on site—would no longer be automatically required; the Commission could decide when to impose them. This shifts safety oversight from automatic compliance by promoters to discretionary rules set by the Commission.

Who It Affects

• Promoters, promoters' representatives, and participants in professional boxing, professional wrestling, amateur mixed martial arts, and professional mixed martial arts in Alabama, who could see fewer mandatory safety and oversight requirements at events.
• The Alabama Athletic Commission and its staff, who would gain or exercise discretion over which safety and oversight requirements to impose at events.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 41-9-1033 to make certain safety and oversight requirements for professional wrestling matches, contests, or exhibitions permissive with the Alabama Athletic Commission.
• The five specified requirements (medical examination with certificate; ringside physician; inspectors; health insurance coverage for competitors; ambulance and medical personnel) become optional rather than mandatory, subject to Commission discretion.
• Effective date: the act becomes law on the first day of the third month after it is passed and approved by the Governor (or otherwise becoming law).

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Subjects

Athletic Commission