Sen. David Koehler
Filed: 5/27/2016
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1646




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1646, AS AMENDED, by 
3replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 
4following:





 
 
5    "Section 5. The Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act is 
6amended  by changing Sections 1 and 6 and adding Section 8.5   as 
7follows:
 


8    (225 ILCS 105/1)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5001)




9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)


10    Sec. 1. Short title and definitions. 

11    (a) This Act may be cited as the Boxing and Full-contact 
12Martial Arts Act.

13    (b) As used in this Act:


14        "Department" means the Department of Financial and

15    Professional Regulation.


16        "Secretary" means the Secretary

of Financial and 
 
 
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1    Professional Regulation.


2        "Board" means the State of Illinois Athletic Board

3    established pursuant to this Act.


4        "License" means the license issued for
promoters,

5    professionals, or officials
in accordance with this Act.



6        "Professional contest" means a

 boxing or full-contact 
7    martial arts competition in which all of the participants 
8    competing against one another are professionals and where 
9    the public is able to attend or a fee is charged.




10        "Permit" means the authorization from the Department 
11    to a
promoter
to conduct professional or amateur contests, 
12    or a combination of both.


13        "Promoter" means a person who is licensed and
who
holds 
14    a permit to conduct professional or amateur contests, or a 
15    combination of both.


16        Unless the context indicates otherwise, "person" 
17    includes, but is not limited to, an individual,


18    association, organization, business entity, gymnasium, or 
19    club.





20        "Judge" means a person licensed by the Department who 
21    is
located at ringside or adjacent to the fighting area

22    during a professional contest
 and who has the 
23    responsibility of scoring the performance of the

24    participants in that professional contest.


25        "Referee" means a person licensed by the Department who

26    has the
general
supervision of
 and is present inside of the 
 
 
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1    ring or fighting area during a professional contest.


2        "Amateur" means a person registered by the Department 
3    who is not competing for, and has never received or

4    competed for, any
purse or other
article of value, directly 
5    or indirectly, either for participating in any contest 
6    covered by this Act or for the
expenses of training 
7    therefor,
other than a non-monetary prize that does not 
8    exceed $50 in value or a stipend for an athletic club or 
9    sponsor of the contestant to cover the cost of training and 
10    participation expenses not to exceed $1,500.


11        "Professional" means a person licensed by the

12    Department who
competes for a
money prize, purse, or other 
13    type of compensation in a professional contest held in

14    Illinois.


15        "Second" means a person licensed by the Department who 
16    is
present at any professional
contest to provide 
17    assistance or advice to a professional during the contest.


18        "Matchmaker" means a person licensed by the Department 
19    who
brings
together professionals to compete in
 contests.


20        "Manager" means a person licensed by the Department who 
21    is
not a
promoter and
who, under contract, agreement, or 
22    other arrangement, undertakes
to, directly or
indirectly, 
23    control or administer the affairs of professionals.


24        "Timekeeper" means a person licensed by the Department 
25    who
is the
official timer of
the length of rounds and the 
26    intervals between the rounds.


 
 
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1        "Purse" means the financial guarantee or any other

2    remuneration for
which contestants
are participating in a 
3    professional contest.


4        "Physician" means a person licensed to practice 
5    medicine
in all its
branches under the Medical Practice Act 
6    of 1987.

7        "Martial arts" means a discipline or combination of 
8    different disciplines that utilizes sparring techniques 
9    without the intent to injure, disable, or incapacitate 
10    one's opponent, such as, but not limited to, Karate, Kung 
11    Fu, Judo, Jujutsu, Tae Kwon Do, and Kyuki-Do.
12        "Full-contact martial arts" means the use of a singular 
13    discipline or a combination of techniques, including, but 
14    not limited to, mixed martial arts and kickboxing, from 
15    different disciplines of the martial arts, including, 
16    without limitation, full-force grappling, kicking, and 
17    striking with the intent to injure, disable, or 
18    incapacitate one's opponent.

19        "Amateur contest" means a boxing or full-contact 
20    martial arts competition in which all of the participants 
21    competing against one another are amateurs and where the 
22    public is able to attend or a fee is charged. 
23        "Contestant" means a person who competes in either a 
24    boxing or full-contact martial arts contest.
25        "Address of record" means the designated address 
26    recorded by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's 
 
 
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1    application file, license file, or registration file as 
2    maintained by the Department's licensure maintenance unit. 
3    It is the duty of the applicant or licensee to inform the 
4    Department of any change of address and those changes must 
5    be made either through the Department's website or by 
6    contacting the Department.
7        "Bout" means one match between 2 contestants. 
8        "Sanctioning body" means an organization approved by 
9    the Department under the requirements and standards stated 
10    in this Act and the rules adopted under this Act to act as 
11    a governing body that sanctions professional or amateur 
12    contests.
13        "Incumbent sanctioning body" means an organization 
14    that notifies the Department in writing that it is a 
15    recognized sanctioning body in more than 10 American 
16    states. 
17(Source: P.A. 96-663, eff. 8-25-09; 97-119, eff. 7-14-11; 
1897-1123, eff. 8-27-12.)

 


19    (225 ILCS 105/6)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5006)




20    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)

21    Sec. 6. Restricted contests and events. 
22    (a) All professional and amateur contests, or a combination 
23of both, in which
physical contact is made are prohibited in 
24Illinois unless authorized by the Department pursuant to the 
25requirements and standards stated in this Act and the rules 
 
 
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1adopted pursuant to this Act. This subsection (a)  does not 
2apply to any of the following qualified entities: 
3        (1) Amateur boxing or full-contact martial arts 
4    contests conducted by accredited secondary schools, 
5    colleges, or universities, although a fee may be charged.
6        (2) Amateur boxing contests that are sanctioned by  USA 
7    Boxing or any other sanctioning organization approved by 
8    the Association of Boxing Commissions.
9        (3) Amateur boxing or full-contact martial arts 
10    contests sponsored conducted by a State, county, or 
11    municipal entity and conducted by a sanctioning body 
12    approved under this Act.
13        (4) Amateur martial arts contests that are not defined 
14    as full-contact martial arts contests under  this Act, 
15    including, but not limited to, Karate, Kung Fu, Judo, 
16    Jujutsu, Tae Kwon Do, and Kyuki-Do. 
17        (5) Full-contact martial arts
    contests, as defined by 
18    this Act, that are recognized by
    the International Olympic 
19    Committee or are contested in
    the Olympic Games and are not 
20    conducted in an enclosed
    fighting area or ring. 
21        (6) Amateur boxing,   martial arts, or full-contact 
22    martial arts  contests that are sponsored by a 
23    not-for-profit organization and conducted by a sanctioning 
24    body approved under this Act. 
25    No other amateur boxing or full-contact martial arts 
26contests shall be permitted unless authorized by the 
 
 
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1Department. 
2    (b) The Department shall have the authority to determine 
3whether a professional or amateur contest is exempt for 
4purposes of this Section.




5    (c) A qualified entity exempt from Department oversight 
6must notify the Department of its intent to sponsor events 
7covered under this Act and assumes all liabilities for events 
8sponsored and conducted pursuant to this Section. 
9(Source: P.A. 96-663, eff. 8-25-09; 97-119, eff. 7-14-11; 
1097-1123, eff. 8-27-12.)

 
11    (225 ILCS 105/8.5 new)
12    Sec. 8.5. Sanctioning bodies. A sanctioning body must apply 
13for approved status with the Department. Within 15 business 
14days of an application, the Department must send written 
15correspondence to the applicant of the procedures required for 
16its approval or disapproval, including at least 2 meetings of 
17the Board for the review of the application. The correspondence 
18must include, but is not limited to, dates for board meetings, 
19required amendments to the application for compliance, and 
20paperwork filing requirements. The approval process may not 
21exceed 4 months from the date the applicant filed for approved 
22status.
23    An incumbent sanctioning body that is registered by the 
24Department shall have all the rights and privileges of a 
25sanctioning body as defined in this Act. 
 
 
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1    Notwithstanding this Section, all authority given to the 
2Department and the Board to review and deny a sanctioning body 
3for violations of health and safety standards covered within 
4this Act apply. 
 
 
5    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
6becoming law.".