HB 914 -- Regulation of Athletics

Sponsor:  Dougherty

This bill changes the laws regarding the regulation of mixed
martial arts, full contact karate, boxing, kickboxing, and
wrestling.  In its main provisions, the bill:

(1)  Defines "amateur," "boxing," "mixed martial arts," "full
contact karate," "kickboxing," and "wrestling";

(2)  Redefines "combative fighting";

(3)  Revises the definition of "bout" to include professional
mixed martial arts;

(4)  Authorizes the Division of Professional Registration within
the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions, and
Professional Registration to establish rules governing amateur
sanctioning bodies;

(5)  Allows a gross receipts tax to be assessed on pay-per-view
telecasts of these events;

(6)  Limits the number of rounds and the time of each round for
professional events;

(7)  Increases the length of the medical suspension for
contestants who lose consciousness during a professional event
from 120 to 180 days;

(8)  Expands the disciplinary authority of the Office of
Athletics within the division; and

(9)  Requires contestants participating in boxing, kickboxing,
wrestling, full-contact karate, or mixed martial arts to sign a
bout contract with the event promoter before each contest which
specifies their weight, how much they are being paid, and the
date and location of the event.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated July 25, 2007 at 11:20 am