Connecticut 2021 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05201 Comm Sub / Bill

Filed 03/19/2021

                     
 
 
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General Assembly  Committee Bill No. 5201  
January Session, 2021  
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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repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2 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