VA SB790 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 16 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-16 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0216)
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.

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Title

DPOR; promoters of boxing, martial arts, and wrestling events.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-02-16 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-12 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-10 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-03-16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0216)
2015-03-16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 216 (effective 10/1/15)
2015-02-23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
2015-02-23SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/23/15
2015-02-20SenateSigned by President
2015-02-18HouseSigned by Speaker
2015-02-18SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB790ER)
2015-02-18SenateEnrolled
2015-02-16SenateTitle replaced 15104989D-H1
2015-02-16SenateHouse substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2015-02-12HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2015-02-12HousePassed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2015-02-12HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute SB790H1
2015-02-12HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 15104989D-H1
2015-02-12HouseRead third time
2015-02-11HouseRead second time
2015-02-10HouseCommittee substitute printed 15104989D-H1
2015-02-10HouseReported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2015-02-06HouseReferred to Committee on General Laws
2015-02-06HouseRead first time
2015-02-06HousePlaced on Calendar
2015-01-30SenateRead third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2015-01-29SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB790S1
2015-01-29SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 15104097D-S1
2015-01-29SenateReading of substitute waived
2015-01-29SenateRead second time
2015-01-28SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2015-01-26SenateCommittee substitute printed 15104097D-S1
2015-01-26SenateReported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
2014-12-31SenateReferred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2014-12-31SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100577D

Same As/Similar To

HB1455 (Same As) 2015-03-17 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0264)

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
541829(n/a)See Bill Text
541830(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+SB790
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB790+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB790S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB790H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB790ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0216+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+S12V0026+SB0790
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0150SB0790+SB0790
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0173SB0790+SB0790
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H11V0138+SB0790
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+HV2234+SB0790
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0473SB0790+SB0790

Bill Comments

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