Alabama 2024 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Bill SB227 Compare Versions

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3	3	SB227
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5	5	By Senator Allen
6	6	RFD: Judiciary
7	7	First Read: 19-Mar-24
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15	15	SYNOPSIS:
16	16	Under existing law, the Alabama Athletic
17	17	Commission is responsible for regulating boxing,
18	18	wrestling, and mixed martial arts pursuant to the
19	19	Alabama Unarmed Combat Act.
20	20	This bill would authorize the Attorney General
21	21	to bring an action for certain violations of the act
22	22	and would provide criminal penalties for certain
23	23	violations
24	24	Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of
25	25	2022, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect
26	26	would be to require a new or increased expenditure of
27	27	local funds from becoming effective with regard to a
28	28	local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3
29	29	vote unless: it comes within one of a number of
30	30	specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected
31	31	entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or
32	32	provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for
33	33	the purpose.
34	34	The purpose or effect of this bill would be to
35	35	require a new or increased expenditure of local funds
36	36	within the meaning of the section. However, the bill
37	37	does not require approval of a local governmental
38	38	entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective
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69	69	because it comes within one of the specified exceptions
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71	71	A BILL
72	72	TO BE ENTITLED
73	73	AN ACT
74	74	Relating to the Alabama Athletic Commission; to amend
75	75	Section 41-9-1038, Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize the
76	76	Attorney General to bring a civil action for certain
77	77	violations of the Alabama Unarmed Combat Act; to provide civil
78	78	fines and criminal penalties for violations; and in connection
79	79	therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement
80	80	of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the
81	81	meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of
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83	83	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
84	84	Section 1. Section 41-9-1038 of the Code of Alabama
85	85	1975, is amended to read as follows:
86	86	"§41-9-1038
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88	88	complaint with the commission alleging that any other person
89	89	has violated any provision of Sections 41-9-1029 to through
90	90	41-9-1037, inclusive. A complaint shall be made in the manner
91	91	prescribed by the board and shall be referred by the
92	92	commission to a standing investigative committee, consisting
93	93	of a commission member, the executive director, the attorney
94	94	for the commission, and an investigator or the chief inspector
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124	124	for the commission, and an investigator or the chief inspector
125	125	of the commission. If the investigative committee finds that
126	126	no probable cause exists, the investigative committee may
127	127	dismiss the charges and prepare a statement in writing,
128	128	detailing the reasons for the decision.
129	129	(b)(1)(2)a. If the investigative committee finds that
130	130	probable cause exists, the commission shall initiate an
131	131	administrative proceeding. If the commission determines the
132	132	person has violated any provision of Sections 41-9-1029 to
133	133	through 41-9-1037, inclusive, the commission may do any of the
134	134	following:
135	135	a.1. Issue a cease and desist order.
136	136	b.2. Suspend or revoke a license.
137	137	c.3. Impose an administrative fine of not more than ten
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139	139	(2)b. The commission may petition the circuit court of
140	140	the county where the violation occurred to enforce a cease and
141	141	desist order and to collect any assessed fine.
142	142	(b) The Attorney General may bring a civil action
143	143	requesting relief, including a permanent or temporary
144	144	injunction, restraining order, or other order, against any
145	145	person who he or she believes is violating any provision of
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147	147	(c)(1) Any manager, promoter, matchmaker, or licensee
148	148	who knowingly violates or coerces or causes any other person
149	149	to violate any provision of Sections 41-9-1029 through
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151	151	(2) Any member or employee of the commission or any
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182	182	person who administers or enforces this article or rules
183	183	adopted pursuant to this article who knowingly violates
184	184	Section 41-9-1033 or Section 41-9-1034 shall be guilty of a
185	185	Class C felony.
186	186	(d)(1) Any professional boxer, professional bare
187	187	knuckle boxer, tough man contestant, professional wrestler,
188	188	amateur mixed martial arts competitor, or professional
189	189	competitor in mixed martial arts who knowingly violates this
190	190	article, except Section 41-9-1034, upon conviction shall be
191	191	guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
192	192	(2) In addition to the criminal penalties provided in
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194	194	knuckle boxer, tough man contestant, professional wrestler,
195	195	amateur mixed martial arts competitor, or professional
196	196	competitor in mixed martial arts who violates Section
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198	198	twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) together with a
199	199	percentage of the purse not exceeding 15 percent for each
200	200	violation.
201	201	(e) A person who participates in or promotes unarmed
202	202	combat without being properly authorized or licensed by the
203	203	commission pursuant to this article shall be guilty of a Class
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205	205	(c)(f) The criminal penalties in this section shall not
206	206	be construed to repeal other criminal laws. Whenever conduct
207	207	prescribed by this article is also prescribed by other
208	208	provision of law, the provision which carries the more serious
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240	240	(d)(g) Any person aggrieved by an adverse action of the
241	241	commission may appeal the action to the Circuit Court of
242	242	Montgomery County in accordance with the Alabama
243	243	Administrative Procedure Act."
244	244	Section 2. Although this bill would have as its purpose
245	245	or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of
246	246	local funds, the bill is excluded from further requirements
247	247	and application under Section 111.05 of the Constitution of
248	248	Alabama of 2022, because the bill defines a new crime or
249	249	amends the definition of an existing crime.
250	250	Section 3. This act shall become effective on October
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