VA HB1455 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Passed on March 17 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-17 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0264)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Passed on March 17 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-17 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0264)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; boxing, martial arts, and professional wrestling events and participants. Provides for the regulation of amateur boxing and martial arts and professional wrestling by the Director of the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. The bill authorizes the Director to approve a sanctioning organization to oversee the conduct of amateur boxing and martial arts events. The bill sets out the requirements to be met by the sanctioning organization, including blood testing of the participants. The bill exempts amateur bouts and amateur boxing or martial arts engagements conducted by or held under the sponsorship of (i) any elementary or secondary school or public or private institution of higher education located in the Commonwealth or (ii) the Department of Corrections involving inmates of any state correctional institution. The bill has a delayed effective date of October 1, 2015, and requires the Director to convene a work group of interested parties affected by the provisions of the bill to determine an appropriate method for holding professional-amateur events.
Title
DPOR; promoters of boxing, martial arts, and wrestling events.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2015-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-10 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-05 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-03 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-10 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-05 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-03 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-17 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0264) | |
| 2015-03-17 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 264 (effective 10/1/15) | |
| 2015-02-26 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015 | |
| 2015-02-26 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/26/15 |
| 2015-02-26 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2015-02-25 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2015-02-24 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1455ER) |
| 2015-02-24 | House | Enrolled |
| 2015-02-19 | Senate | Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-02-19 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2015-02-18 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-02-16 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-02-11 | Senate | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 2015-02-11 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2015-02-10 | House | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-02-10 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-02-09 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1455H1 |
| 2015-02-09 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 15104727D-H1 |
| 2015-02-09 | House | Read second time |
| 2015-02-07 | House | Read first time |
| 2015-02-05 | House | Committee substitute printed 15104727D-H1 |
| 2015-02-05 | House | Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-02-03 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-01-15 | House | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4 |
| 2014-12-30 | House | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 2014-12-30 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102784D |
Same As/Similar To
SB790 (Same As) 2015-03-16 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0216)
