Oklahoma 2024 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB1387 Latest Draft

Bill / Amended Version Filed 04/13/2023

                             
 
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SENATE FLOOR VERSION 
April 12, 2023 
AS AMENDED 
 
ENGROSSED HOUSE 
BILL NO. 1387 	By: Bashore, Luttrell, and 
Hilbert of the House 
 
  and 
 
  Weaver of the Senate 
 
 
 
 
 
[ amusements and sports - Oklahoma State Athletic 
Commission - funds – specifications – assistant - 
reimbursement percentage – fee - effective date ] 
 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     3A O.S. 2021, Section 6 02, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 602. A.  As used in the Oklahoma State Athletic 
Commission Act: 
1.  "Administrative support" means physical resources including 
but not limited to office space, equipment typically found in an 
office, and furnishings, and duties including but not limited to the 
processing of Commission-directed expenditures in regard to payroll, 
travel, travel reimbursement, human re sources, and management of the 
Commission's funds from appropriation or the Oklahoma State Athletic 
Commission Revolving Fund as directed by the Commis sion;   
 
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2. "Administrator" means the administrator of the Oklahoma 
State Athletic Commission; 
2. 3. "Amateur combative sports event " means a combative sports 
event in which the parti cipants have never bee n licensed as 
professionals in any combative sport; 
3. 4. "Amateur combative sports practition er" means a person 
who has never received or competed for any purse or other article 
either for the expenses of training therefor or for parti cipating in 
any combative sports contest or exhibition which exceeds in monies 
or other things of value a sum to b e determined by the Oklahoma 
State Athletic Commission; 
4. 5. "Amateur mixed martial artist " means a person eighteen 
(18) years of age or older who has never received or competed for 
any purse or other article ei ther for the expenses of training 
therefor or for participating in any combative sport contest or 
professional exhibition which exceeds i n monies or other things of 
value a sum to be deter mined by the Oklahoma State Athletic 
Commission; 
5. 6. "Amateur mixed martial arts" means any form of 
competitive pugilistic contest in which the participants have never 
been licensed as professionals in any combative sport and blows are 
delivered with any p art of the hands, feet, or knees and multiple 
combative disciplines are used including grappling.  Such cont ests   
 
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take place in a rope-enclosed ring or fenced enclosed cage and are 
fought in timed rounds ; 
6. 7. "Applicant" means any individual, club, associat ion, 
corporation, partnership or trust which submits to the Ok lahoma 
State Athletic Commission an applica tion for a license or permit 
pursuant to the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission Act; 
7. 8. "Booking agent" means independent contractors who act as 
bookers, agents, agencies and representatives who secure engagem ents 
and contracts for combative sports par ticipants; 
8. 9. "Boxing" means any form of competitive pugilism or 
unarmed combat in which a blow is usually struck which may 
reasonably be expected to inf lict injury, including, but not limited 
to, boxing, wrestling, mixed martial arts, and kickboxing, but shall 
not include the martial arts as defined by the provisions of this 
section; 
9. 10. "Broadcast" means any audio or visual transmission sent 
by any means of signal within this state, whether live or taped or 
time delayed, and includes any replays t hereof.  "Broadcast" shall 
not include any audio or visual transmission sent by any means of 
signal of any professional boxing event conducted outside this 
state; 
10. 11. "Cable system operator " means any person who makes 
available or provides customers a closed-circuit telecast which is   
 
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pay-per-view, including any person who does so as a direct b roadcast 
satellite provider or other multichannel video service pro vider; 
11. 12. "Closed-circuit telecast of professi onal combative 
sporting events" means telecast rights, including television, cable 
television, or pay-per-view telecasts, acquired by pay ing a 
licensing fee or by paying a contractual price by a business or 
individual, including, but not limited to, arenas , entertainment or 
meeting centers, restaur ants, bars, taverns, hotels, motels, clubs, 
and organizations, which offers the viewing of the event to the 
public or to private residences.  Such events shall i nclude local 
and state professional combative sports contests and professional 
exhibitions as defined in this section.  "Closed-circuit telecast" 
means any such telecast of a professional c ombative sporting event 
as described herein which is not intended t o be available for 
viewing without the payment of a fee, collected for or based upon 
each event viewed, for the privilege of viewing the telecast, and 
includes pay-per-view; 
12. 13. "Club" means an incorporated or unincorporated 
association or body of ind ividuals voluntarily united and acting 
together for some common or special purpose; 
13. 14. "Combative sports" means any form of competitive 
pugilism or unarmed combat in which a blow is u sually struck which 
may reasonably be expected to inflict injury, i ncluding but not 
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but shall not include the martial arts (singular) as defined by the 
provisions of this section; 
14. 15. "Combative sports practitioner" means a person who 
competes or spars in a combative sports event and includes boxers, 
kickboxers, mixed martial artists and wrestle rs; 
15. 16. "Commission" means the Oklahoma State Athletic 
Commission; 
16. 17. "Contest" means a combative sports event in which it is 
reasonable to anticipate that the participants striv e earnestly in 
good faith to win; 
17. 18. "Corner person" means, but shall not be limited to, a 
trainer, a second, or any other individual who attends the 
participant during a match; 
18. 19. "Event" means a combative sports co ntest or exhibition 
including but not limited to a match, bout, contest, show or 
tournament; 
19. 20. "Exhibition" means a combative sports event in which 
the participants show or display t heir skill by sparring without 
necessarily striving to win; 
20. 21. "Judge" means an individual other than a r eferee who 
shall have a vote in determining the win ner of any contest; 
21. 22. "Kickboxing" means any form of competitive pugilistic 
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the hand and any part of the foot.  Such contests or exhi bitions 
take place in a rope-enclosed ring and are fought in timed rounds; 
22. 23.  "License" means a certificate issued by the Commission 
to participants of sanctioned professional combative sports 
contests, professional exhibitions, and amateur mixed martial arts 
contests and is a mandatory requireme nt for participation in such 
events; 
23. 24. "Manager" means an individual who controls or 
administers the affairs of any professional combative sports 
participant, including acting as a booking agent.  "Manager" shall 
include the representative of a mana ger as defined by the 
Commission; 
24. 25. "Martial arts" means any form of karate, kung fu, t ae 
kwon-do, or any other form of martial or self -defense art; 
25. 26. "Matchmaker" means an individual who brings toge ther 
professional combative sports particip ants or arranges professional 
combative sports contests or professional exhibitions; 
26. 27. "Participant" means an individual who takes part in a 
combative sports event; 
27. 28. "Pay-per-view telecasts of profe ssional combative 
sports events" means telecasts offered by cable television companies 
to subscribers at a cost in addition to the monthl y cable television 
subscription rate.  Such events shall include lo cal and state   
 
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professional combative sports contests and professional exhibitions 
as defined in this section; 
28. 29. "Person" means any individual, partnership, limited 
liability company, club, association, corporation, trust or other 
entity; 
29. 30. "Physician" means an individual licensed under the law s 
of this state to engage in the general practice of medicine or 
osteopathic medicine; 
30. 31. "Professional combative sports practition er" means an 
individual eighteen (18) years of age or older who com petes for 
money, prizes, or purses, or who teaches, instructs, or assists in 
the practice of combative sports or sparring as a means of obtaining 
pecuniary gain; 
31. 32. "Professional combative sports event" means a combative 
sports event in which the par ticipants are paid a purse; 
32. 33. "Professional mixed martial arts" means any form of 
competitive pugilistic contest in which the participants are paid a 
purse and blows are delivered wi th any part of the hands, feet, 
elbows, or knees and multiple comba tive disciplines are used to 
include grappling.  Suc h contests take place in a rope-enclosed ring 
or fenced enclosed cage and are fought in timed rounds; 
33. 34. "Promote" or "promoting" means producing, staging, 
sponsoring, organizing or otherwise holdin g a combative sports event 
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34. 35. "Promoter" means any individual, whether a resident or 
nonresident of Oklahoma, or club or corporation, w hether 
domesticated or not domesticated in Oklahoma, that produces or 
stages professional contests, amateur mixed marti al arts contests, 
or professional exhibitio ns conducted within this state and shall 
include any officer, director, or employees as define d by the 
Commission; 
35. 36. "Pugilism" means combative sports or the skill or 
practice of fighting with the fists; 
36. 37. "Purse" means the financial guarante e or any other 
remuneration or thing of value for which a combative sports 
practitioner participates in a professional combative sports event 
and shall include the participant's share of any payment received 
for radio broadcasting, television, including ca ble television, pay-
per-view television, and closed-circuit television, and motion 
picture rights. "Purse" shall also include gate receipts and any 
other prizes; 
37. 38. "Ring official" means any individual who performs an 
official function during the pr ogress of a combative sports event or 
amateur mixed martial arts event including but not limit ed to 
timekeepers, judges, referees, and attending physicians; 
38. 39. "Sanctioning permit" means a permit issued by t he 
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of professional combative sports events and amateur mixed martial 
arts events; 
39. 40. "Sparring" means to engage in a form of combat ive sport 
with jabbing or feinting movements, and th e exchange of few heavy 
blows, such as occurs in a practice or exhibition boxing match; 
40. 41. "Telecast promoter" means any promoter w ho shows or 
causes to be shown in this state a closed -circuit telecast of any 
professional combative sports event condu cted in this state.  
"Telecast promoter" shall not include a cable system operator; 
41. 42. "Trainer" means an individual who assists, c oaches, or 
instructs any professional combative sports practitioner or amateur 
mixed martial artist with respect to phy sical conditioning, 
strategy, techniques, o r preparation for competition, professional 
combative sports contests, or professional exhibit ions; and 
42. 43. "Vendor" means any individual, firm, organizatio n, 
club, or corporation that participates in the con duct of a 
professional combative sports eve nt or amateur mixed martial arts 
event conducted in this state by offering for sale food or 
merchandise, including, but not limited to, wearing apparel, 
alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, souvenirs, and program s. 
B.  The Commission may define any term w hich is not defined in 
the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission Act. 
SECTION 2.    AMENDATORY     3A O.S. 2021, Section 604.3, is 
amended to read as follows:   
 
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Section 604.3 A.  The Oklahoma State Athletic Commission, its 
administrator or any other employee authorized by the Commission may 
order the promoter to withhold any part of a purse or other mone y 
belonging or payable to any combative sports practitioner or second 
if, in the judgment of the C ommission, administrator or employee: 
1.  The practitioner is not competing honestly or to the best of 
the practitioner's skill and ability, or the practition er otherwise 
violates any rules or regul ations adopted by the Commission or any 
provisions of the Oklahoma Athletic Commission Act; and 
2.  The second violates any rules or regulations adopted by the 
Commission or any provisions of the Oklahoma Athletic Co mmission 
Act. 
B.  Money ordered withheld pursuant to this section shall be 
deposited in the Oklaho ma State Athletic Commission Revolving Fund 
Security Account.  The Commission shall hold a hearing at i ts next 
regularly scheduled meeting to dispose of the m atter.  If it is 
determined that the pra ctitioner or second is entitled to his or her 
share of the purse or other money, the funds shall be m oved to the 
Oklahoma State Athletic Commission Revolving Fun d and disbursed to 
the practitioner or second.  If it i s determined that the 
practitioner or second is not entitled to his or her share of the 
purse or other money, the funds shall be moved to the Oklahoma State 
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SECTION 3.     AMENDATORY     3A O.S. 2021, Section 605, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 605. A.  The Oklahoma State Athletic Commission may 
employ an administrator to oversee the organization and activities 
of the Commission and to ensure compliance with rules p romulgated by 
the Commission.  The administrat or shall perform such other duties 
as the Commission may prescribe.  The salary of the administ rator 
shall be set by the Commission.  The position of administrator shall 
be an unclassified position. 
B.  The Commission may employ an assistant to keep record s of 
all proceedings relating to professional combat ive sports, amateur 
kickboxing, and amateur mixed martial arts and to preserve all 
books, documents, and papers belonging to the Commission.  The 
assistant shall perform such othe r duties as the Commissio n may 
prescribe.  The salary of the as sistant shall be set by the 
Commission.  The position of the assistant shall be an unclassified 
position.  The Commission may employ such other personnel as 
necessary, subject to statutory full-time-equivalent (FTE) limits 
applicable to the State Department of Health. 
C.  The State Department of Health shall pro vide administrative 
support for the Commission, including, but not limited to, office 
space, equipment, and furnish ings, payroll and employee benefit 
administration and processing, and travel and expense reimburse ment, 
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Commission.  The State Department of Health shall be entitled to 
reimbursement for the a ctual cost of providing said administrative 
support to the Commission from the Oklahoma State Athl etic 
Commission Revolving Fund; provided that said reimbursement shall 
not exceed in any year ten five percent (10%) (5%) of the total 
revenue deposited in the fund in the preceding fiscal year received 
from fees, administrative fines, reimbursements, bond proceeds and 
sale of materials, but not including cash bonds held in trust by the 
Commission. Upon a written directive of expenditure from Commission 
funds signed by a majority of the Commission members or the 
Commission administrator, the State Departme nt of Health shall 
process and make payment for said expenditure from Commission funds 
within fifteen (15) business days of receipt of the written 
directive from the Oklahoma State Department of Health Athletic 
Commission.  All other Commission-directed Commission-incurred 
expenditures shall be processed according to State Department of 
Health policy. 
D.  Employees of the Commission shall be considered unclassified 
employees of the State Department of Heal th only for the purpose of 
administrative support pr ovided by the State Department of Hea lth as 
prescribed in subsection C of this section.  Persons employed by the 
Commission shall serve at the direction and pleasure of the 
Commission and shall answer dir ectly to the Commission administrator 
and the Commission.   
 
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E. The administrator, the assi stant, and any other employees of 
the Commission or any persons related to said employees within the 
third degree by either consanguinity or affinity shall be prohibit ed 
from promoting, sponsoring, or having any pecunia ry interest in any 
professional combative sports event, amateur kickboxing event, or 
amateur mixed martial arts event regulated by the C ommission with 
the exception of medical p ersonnel. 
SECTION 4.     AMENDATORY     3A O.S. 2021, S ection 617, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 617. A. Except as otherwise provided in the Oklahoma 
State Athletic Commission Act, in addition to the payment of any 
other fees and monies due pursuant to t he Oklahoma State Athletic 
Commission Act and the ru les promulgated by the Oklahoma State 
Athletic Commission, an assessment equal to five percent (5%) of the 
total gross receipts of any profession al combative sports event, 
amateur mixed martial arts event or amateur kickboxing event 
conducted in this state , exclusive of any federal tax or tax impos ed 
by any political subdivision of this state, shall be hereby levied 
and shall be remitted by every p romoter and vendor to the Oklahoma 
State Athletic Commissio n. 
B.  The assessment established in subsection A of this section 
shall not exceed Thirty -five Thousand Dollars ($35,000.00). 
C.  Promoters of professional boxing events, professional mixed 
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kickboxing events shall pay the greater of the five -percent 
assessment levied pursuant to subs ection A of this section or Four 
Hundred Fifty Dollars ($450.00) to the Commission. 
D.  Promoters of professional wrestling events shall pay the 
greater of the five-percent assessment levied pursuant to subsection 
A of this section or Eighty Dollars ($80.0 0) to the Commission. 
E.  For the purpose of this section, total gross receipts of 
every promoter shall include: 
1.  The face value of all tickets sold; and 
2.  Proceeds from a vendor, or the promoter 's gross price 
charged for the sale of food, alcoholic a nd nonalcoholic beverages, 
or merchandise, including, but not limited to, wearing apparel, 
souvenirs and programs. 
F. For professional combative sports events , amateur mixed 
martial arts events or, and amateur kickboxing events at which 
admission tickets are not sold by the promoter, the promoter shall 
remit an assessment equal to five percent (5%) of the revenues 
received by the promot er for the event, historically known as a site 
fee. 
G.  For the purpose of this section, total gross receipts of 
every vendor shall include the gross price charged for the sale of 
food, alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, and merchandise 
including, but not limited to, wearing appa rel, souvenirs, and 
programs, excluding that portion paid to any promoter.   
 
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H.  Payment of the a ssessment on gross receipts, unless 
otherwise specified, shall be due within five (5) business days 
after the holding of the professio nal combative sports event , 
amateur mixed martial arts event or amateur kickbox ing event and 
shall be accompanied by a re port in such form as shall be prescribed 
by the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission. 
I.  A promoter shall not issue complimentary ticket s for more 
than ten percent (10%) of the seats for any event.  The promoter 
shall be responsible to pay the five-percent assessment levied 
pursuant to subsection A of this section on total receipts as 
prescribed in this sec tion for any complimentary ticket s in excess 
of ten percent (10%).  All complimentary tickets must clearly 
indicate on the ticket that it is a complimenta ry ticket and state 
the value of the complimentary ticket.  The face value of a 
complimentary ticket s hall be equal to like tickets sol d in that 
particular section of the venue.  The complimentary tickets that are 
exempt from the five-percent assessment le vied pursuant to 
subsection A of this section shall be those tickets with the lowest 
face value. 
J.  Complimentary tickets shall not be given to a sponsor, 
elected official, person or any entity that gives the prom oter of 
any event anything of value, inclu ding but not limited to money, in-
kind goods or services, or advertising.   
 
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K.  The first payment of the assessment on gross income recei ved 
from the sale of motion picture rights shall be due at the end of 
the month after the date of the sale of the motion picture rights, 
and further payments shall be due every thirty (30) days thereafter, 
during the presentation of the picture, and shall be accompanied by 
a gross receipts report in such form as shall be prescribed b y the 
Oklahoma State Athletic Commission. 
L.  Except as otherwise provided in the Oklahoma State Athletic 
Commission Act, in addition to the pay ment of any other fees and 
monies due pursuant to the Oklaho ma State Athletic Commission Act 
and the rules promulgated by the Oklahoma State Athletic Comm ission, 
an assessment in an amount of five percent (5%) of the total gross 
receipts of every telecast promoter shall be levied.  Total gross 
receipts shall includ e the gross price charged for the sale, lease, 
or other use of broadcasting, including, but no t limited to, radio, 
television, including cable television, pay-per-view television, and 
closed-circuit television, or motion picture rights of combative 
sports or amateur mixed martial arts contests, events, or 
exhibitions conducted within this state, wi thout any deductions for 
commissions, brokerage fees, distribution fees, advertising, or 
other expenses or charges. 
M.  1.  In the case of facilities at or throug h which the 
closed-circuit telecast is shown other t han a cable system 
operator's pay-per-view facilities, the telecast promoter shall,   
 
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within eight (8) days after the telecast, inclusive of maili ng time, 
file with the Commission a written report detailing the name, 
address, telephone number, contact person 's name, and the details of 
the payment arrangement for the right to receive the telecast for 
each facility to which the broadcast was transmitt ed. 
2.  The report shall be accom panied by the assessment pa yment 
required under subsection L of this section, e xcluding any federal, 
state or local taxes . 
3.  The Commission may require the owner or operator of the 
facility where the telecast is being sho wn to file a report 
containing information regarding the amo unt paid to the telecast 
promoter for the right to b roadcast the telecast, the quality of the 
audio and video signal, and any other information the Commission 
deems appropriate. 
N.  1.  In the case of a cable system operator 's pay-per-view 
facilities at or through which a closed-circuit telecast was shown 
within the state, the telecast promoter sha ll, within thirty (30) 
days following receipt of the notice of the assessment from the 
Commission, cause to be filed with the Commissio n the assessment 
required pursuant to subsection L of this section, excluding a ny 
federal, state, or local taxes. 
2.  The cable system operator shall withhold from the proceeds 
due to the telecast promoter the assessment pa yment required 
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the Commission on behalf of the telecast promoter.  The cable system 
operator shall not be liable for the remittance of the assessment 
fee required pursuant to subsection L of this section from any 
proceeds due to the cable system o perator from its pay-per-view 
events. 
3.  The Commission shall require the cable system operat or to 
file reports containing information regarding the number of orders 
sold and the price charged fo r orders and any other informatio n the 
Commission deems appr opriate. 
4.  Cable system operators shall not be lia ble to the Commission 
for the assessment p ayment required under subsection L of this 
section.  Nothing in this section shall be deemed to preven t a cable 
system operator from bi lling its customer for the assessment 
payment. 
5.  The Commission shall, upon r equest, provide the telecast 
promoter with a report detailing the number of orders and the 
assessment payment due. 
O.  Any promoter who willfull y makes a false and fraudulent 
report under this section is guilty of perjury and, upon conviction, 
is subject to punishment as provided by law.  This pen alty shall be 
in addition to any other penalties imposed in this section. 
P.  Gross receipts reports s igned under oath shall also inclu de: 
1.  The name of the pro moter;   
 
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2.  The professional combative sports event , amateur mixed 
martial arts event or amateu r kickboxing event sanctioning permit 
number; 
3.  The promoter's business address and any license or p ermit 
number required of such pro moter by law; 
4.  Gross receipts as specified by this section, during the 
period specified by this section; and 
5.  Such further information as the Oklahoma State Athletic 
Commission may require to enable it to compute corr ectly and collect 
the assessment levied pursuant to this sec tion. 
Q.  In addition to the information required on reports, the 
Oklahoma State Athletic Comm ission may request, and the promoter 
shall furnish, any information deemed necessary for a correct 
computation of the assessment levied pursuant to this section. 
R.  All levies pursuant to this section shall be col lected by 
the Commission and shall be plac ed to the credit of the Oklahoma 
State Athletic Commission Revolving Fund. 
S.  The monies collected fr om the assessment levied pursuant to 
the provisions of this section shall be in addition to all other 
revenues and funds received by the Oklahoma State At hletic 
Commission. 
T.  The promoter shall compute and pay to the Oklahoma State 
Athletic Commission th e required assessment due.  If th e payment of 
the assessment is not postmarked or delivered to the Oklahoma Stat e   
 
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Athletic Commission as specified in subs ections H through L of this 
section, whichever is appropriate, the assessment shall be 
delinquent from such date. 
U.  It shall be the d uty of every promoter requi red to make a 
gross receipts report and pay any asse ssment pursuant to the 
provisions of this section to keep and preserve suitable records and 
documents which may be necessary to determine the am ount of 
assessment due as will su bstantiate and prove the ac curacy of such 
reports.  All such records shall be p reserved for a period of three 
(3) years, unless the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission, in 
writing, has authorized their destruction or disposa l at an earlier 
date, and shall be open to examination at an y time by the Oklahoma 
State Athletic Commission or by any of its authorized employees. 
SECTION 5.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. 
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
April 12, 2023 - DO PASS AS AMENDED