STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1916

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: S.B. No. 1027

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1027, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COMBAT SPORTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Replace the existing Mixed Martial Arts Program with a new regulatory framework under the authority of a Combat Sports Commission of Hawaii; and

(2) Appropriate funds for positions for the Combat Sports Commission of Hawaii.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from five individuals. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

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 S.B. No. 1027, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair