Bill Text: CT HB05386 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Requiring Insurance For Competitors In A Boxing Or Mixed Martial Arts Match.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-17 - Public Hearing 02/21 [HB05386 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB05386-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5386
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 69
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
REP. VAIL, 52nd Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING INSURANCE FOR COMPETITORS IN A BOXING OR MIXED MARTIAL ARTS MATCH.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 29-143aa of the general statutes be amended to require any person, firm or corporation that employs a person to be a boxer or competitor in a boxing, sparring or mixed martial arts match to provide insurance to such person for medical, dental, surgical and hospital care for injuries sustained in such match.

Statement of Purpose:

To require any person, firm or corporation that employs a person to be a boxer or competitor to provide insurance to such person for injuries sustained in a boxing, sparring or mixed martial arts match.