Virginia House Bill 1178 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-02-16 - House: Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Combative fighting; prohibition; penalty. Provides that a person who engages in the promotion, arrangement or conduct of or participates in combative fighting is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, and a Class 6 felony for a third offense within three years. Combative fighting is defined as any unlicensed boxing or wrestling match, contest, or exhibition where the participants, with or without gloves or protective equipment, use their hands, feet, or both to strike each other, including "tough man contests," "tough woman contests," and "fight clubs."

Combative fighting; prohibition, penalty.

Del. Clarence Phillips [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-16		House: Left in Courts of Justice
2010-01-13		House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2010-01-13		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101229D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
54	1	828	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	835	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+sum+HB1178
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+HB1178+hil