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General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5201
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 5060
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
(PS)
AN ACT CONCERNING MU AY THAI AS A FORM OF MIXED MARTIAL
ARTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 29-143j of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2
2021): 3
(a) As used in this chapter, (1) "commissioner" means the 4
Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, and (2) 5
"mixed martial arts" means unarmed combat [involving] that involves 6
the use of a combination of techniques from different disciplines of the 7
martial arts and includes grappling, kicking, jujitsu, [and] striking and, 8
alone or in combination, muay thai. 9
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2021 29-143j(a)
Statement of Purpose:
To redefine the definition of mixed martial arts to include muay thai.
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[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: REP. PAVALOCK-D'AMATO, 77th Dist.; REP. FISHBEIN, 90th
Dist.
REP. HOWARD, 43rd Dist.
H.B. 5201