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7-General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5201
4+LCO No. 5060 1 of 2
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6+General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5201
87 January Session, 2021
8+LCO No. 5060
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11+Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
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14+Introduced by:
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1219 AN ACT CONCERNING MU AY THAI AS A FORM OF MIXED MARTIAL
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1421 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
1522 Assembly convened:
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1724 Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 29-143j of the general statutes is 1
1825 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2
1926 2021): 3
2027 (a) As used in this chapter, (1) "commissioner" means the 4
2128 Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, and (2) 5
22-"mixed martial arts" means (A) unarmed combat [involving] that 6
23-involves the use of a combination of techniques from different 7
24-disciplines of the martial arts and includes grappling, kicking, jujitsu 8
25-and striking, and (B) muay thai. 9
29+"mixed martial arts" means unarmed combat [involving] that involves 6
30+the use of a combination of techniques from different disciplines of the 7
31+martial arts and includes grappling, kicking, jujitsu, [and] striking and, 8
32+alone or in combination, muay thai. 9
2633 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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2936 Section 1 July 1, 2021 29-143j(a)
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31-Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
32-Section 1(a)(2) was rewritten and divided into Subparas. for accuracy
33-and clarity.
38+Statement of Purpose:
39+To redefine the definition of mixed martial arts to include muay thai.
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35-PS Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO
42+[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
43+that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
44+underlined.]
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46+Co-Sponsors: REP. PAVALOCK-D'AMATO, 77th Dist.; REP. FISHBEIN, 90th
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48+REP. HOWARD, 43rd Dist.
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