STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1182

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 1866

      H.D. 3

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1866, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MIXED MARTIAL ARTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to protect the health and safety of participants of mixed martial arts contests by:

     (1)  Giving the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs jurisdiction over all mixed martial arts contests held in the state; and

     (2)  Prohibiting no rules combat, extreme or ultimate fighting, or similar contests.

     The Professional and Vocational Licensing Division of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs supported this bill with amendments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1866, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1866, H.D. 3.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair