SB1245
Boxing and wrestling events; license requirements for examining physicians.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
March 19, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0111)
Chief Patron:
Bill DeSteph (R)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Boxing and wrestling events; license requirements for examining physicians.
Provides that a physician examining a boxer, martial artist, or professional wrestler prior to such athlete entering the ring must have held a license to practice medicine for at least three years in any jurisdiction of the United States and must be currently licensed to practice medicine in the Commonwealth. ... (More) Current law requires such physician to have been licensed in the Commonwealth for at least five years. The bill also requires a promoter to furnish to the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, within two weeks following the completion of an event, a report showing (i) the number of tickets sold, unsold, and given away; (ii) the amount of gross proceeds; and (iii) the total gross receipts received from distribution rights of such event. Current law requires such report to be furnished to the Department within 24 hours of the completion of an event. This bill is identical to HB 2573. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103659D
- 01/08/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/20/2025 - Senate: Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming
- 01/22/2025 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25105401D-S1
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 01/28/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1245)
- 02/05/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/05/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/05/2025 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/06/2025 - House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/11/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/11/2025 - House: Passed House (94-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1245ER)
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1245)
- 02/13/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/16/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
- 02/20/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/19/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 111 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/19/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0111)
