STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1509

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.B. No. 768

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 768, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONTESTS INVOLVING NO RULES COMBAT, EXTREME OR ULTIMATE FIGHTING, AND OTHER SIMILAR COMPETITIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to mandate proper safety procedures to protect competitors participating in contests involving no rules combat, extreme ultimate fighting, or other similar competitions that are held in the state.

The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs supported this bill.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 768, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair