Bill Amendment: IL HB1646 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly

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Bill Title: REGULATION-TECH

Status: 2016-11-30 - Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton [HB1646 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB1646-Senate_Amendment_002.html

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Sen. David Koehler

Filed: 5/27/2016

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1646
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1646, AS AMENDED, by
replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
following:
"Section 5. The Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act is
amended by changing Sections 1 and 6 and adding Section 8.5 as
follows:
(225 ILCS 105/1) (from Ch. 111, par. 5001)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
Sec. 1. Short title and definitions.
(a) This Act may be cited as the Boxing and Full-contact
Martial Arts Act.
(b) As used in this Act:
"Department" means the Department of Financial and
Professional Regulation.
"Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and

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Professional Regulation.
"Board" means the State of Illinois Athletic Board
established pursuant to this Act.
"License" means the license issued for promoters,
professionals, or officials in accordance with this Act.
"Professional contest" means a boxing or full-contact
martial arts competition in which all of the participants
competing against one another are professionals and where
the public is able to attend or a fee is charged.
"Permit" means the authorization from the Department
to a promoter to conduct professional or amateur contests,
or a combination of both.
"Promoter" means a person who is licensed and who holds
a permit to conduct professional or amateur contests, or a
combination of both.
Unless the context indicates otherwise, "person"
includes, but is not limited to, an individual,
association, organization, business entity, gymnasium, or
club.
"Judge" means a person licensed by the Department who
is located at ringside or adjacent to the fighting area
during a professional contest and who has the
responsibility of scoring the performance of the
participants in that professional contest.
"Referee" means a person licensed by the Department who
has the general supervision of and is present inside of the

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ring or fighting area during a professional contest.
"Amateur" means a person registered by the Department
who is not competing for, and has never received or
competed for, any purse or other article of value, directly
or indirectly, either for participating in any contest
covered by this Act or for the expenses of training
therefor, other than a non-monetary prize that does not
exceed $50 in value or a stipend for an athletic club or
sponsor of the contestant to cover the cost of training and
participation expenses not to exceed $1,500.
"Professional" means a person licensed by the
Department who competes for a money prize, purse, or other
type of compensation in a professional contest held in
Illinois.
"Second" means a person licensed by the Department who
is present at any professional contest to provide
assistance or advice to a professional during the contest.
"Matchmaker" means a person licensed by the Department
who brings together professionals to compete in contests.
"Manager" means a person licensed by the Department who
is not a promoter and who, under contract, agreement, or
other arrangement, undertakes to, directly or indirectly,
control or administer the affairs of professionals.
"Timekeeper" means a person licensed by the Department
who is the official timer of the length of rounds and the
intervals between the rounds.

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"Purse" means the financial guarantee or any other
remuneration for which contestants are participating in a
professional contest.
"Physician" means a person licensed to practice
medicine in all its branches under the Medical Practice Act
of 1987.
"Martial arts" means a discipline or combination of
different disciplines that utilizes sparring techniques
without the intent to injure, disable, or incapacitate
one's opponent, such as, but not limited to, Karate, Kung
Fu, Judo, Jujutsu, Tae Kwon Do, and Kyuki-Do.
"Full-contact martial arts" means the use of a singular
discipline or a combination of techniques, including, but
not limited to, mixed martial arts and kickboxing, from
different disciplines of the martial arts, including,
without limitation, full-force grappling, kicking, and
striking with the intent to injure, disable, or
incapacitate one's opponent.
"Amateur contest" means a boxing or full-contact
martial arts competition in which all of the participants
competing against one another are amateurs and where the
public is able to attend or a fee is charged.
"Contestant" means a person who competes in either a
boxing or full-contact martial arts contest.
"Address of record" means the designated address
recorded by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's

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application file, license file, or registration file as
maintained by the Department's licensure maintenance unit.
It is the duty of the applicant or licensee to inform the
Department of any change of address and those changes must
be made either through the Department's website or by
contacting the Department.
"Bout" means one match between 2 contestants.
"Sanctioning body" means an organization approved by
the Department under the requirements and standards stated
in this Act and the rules adopted under this Act to act as
a governing body that sanctions professional or amateur
contests.
"Incumbent sanctioning body" means an organization
that notifies the Department in writing that it is a
recognized sanctioning body in more than 10 American
states.
(Source: P.A. 96-663, eff. 8-25-09; 97-119, eff. 7-14-11;
97-1123, eff. 8-27-12.)
(225 ILCS 105/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 5006)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
Sec. 6. Restricted contests and events.
(a) All professional and amateur contests, or a combination
of both, in which physical contact is made are prohibited in
Illinois unless authorized by the Department pursuant to the
requirements and standards stated in this Act and the rules

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adopted pursuant to this Act. This subsection (a) does not
apply to any of the following qualified entities:
(1) Amateur boxing or full-contact martial arts
contests conducted by accredited secondary schools,
colleges, or universities, although a fee may be charged.
(2) Amateur boxing contests that are sanctioned by USA
Boxing or any other sanctioning organization approved by
the Association of Boxing Commissions.
(3) Amateur boxing or full-contact martial arts
contests sponsored conducted by a State, county, or
municipal entity and conducted by a sanctioning body
approved under this Act.
(4) Amateur martial arts contests that are not defined
as full-contact martial arts contests under this Act,
including, but not limited to, Karate, Kung Fu, Judo,
Jujutsu, Tae Kwon Do, and Kyuki-Do.
(5) Full-contact martial arts contests, as defined by
this Act, that are recognized by the International Olympic
Committee or are contested in the Olympic Games and are not
conducted in an enclosed fighting area or ring.
(6) Amateur boxing, martial arts, or full-contact
martial arts contests that are sponsored by a
not-for-profit organization and conducted by a sanctioning
body approved under this Act.
No other amateur boxing or full-contact martial arts
contests shall be permitted unless authorized by the

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Department.
(b) The Department shall have the authority to determine
whether a professional or amateur contest is exempt for
purposes of this Section.
(c) A qualified entity exempt from Department oversight
must notify the Department of its intent to sponsor events
covered under this Act and assumes all liabilities for events
sponsored and conducted pursuant to this Section.
(Source: P.A. 96-663, eff. 8-25-09; 97-119, eff. 7-14-11;
97-1123, eff. 8-27-12.)
(225 ILCS 105/8.5 new)
Sec. 8.5. Sanctioning bodies. A sanctioning body must apply
for approved status with the Department. Within 15 business
days of an application, the Department must send written
correspondence to the applicant of the procedures required for
its approval or disapproval, including at least 2 meetings of
the Board for the review of the application. The correspondence
must include, but is not limited to, dates for board meetings,
required amendments to the application for compliance, and
paperwork filing requirements. The approval process may not
exceed 4 months from the date the applicant filed for approved
status.
An incumbent sanctioning body that is registered by the
Department shall have all the rights and privileges of a
sanctioning body as defined in this Act.

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Notwithstanding this Section, all authority given to the
Department and the Board to review and deny a sanctioning body
for violations of health and safety standards covered within
this Act apply.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.".