THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2109

TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2012

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

Related to mixed martial arts.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 440E-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "mixed martial arts" to read as follows:

     ""Mixed martial arts" means unarmed combat involving the use, subject to any applicable limits set forth in this chapter and any rules adopted to implement these limits, of a combination of techniques from different disciplines of martial arts[, including].  Examples of such techniques include grappling, kicking, and striking.  Examples of mixed martial arts include kickboxing, pankration, muay thai, and xtreme martial arts."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2012.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Mixed Martial Arts; Definition

 

Description:

Amends the definition of mixed martial arts to include the regulation of other disciplines that use striking.

 

 

 

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