HB2573
Boxing and wrestling events; license requirements for examining physicians.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
March 19, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0095)
Chief Patron:
Jay Leftwich (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 SB 1245. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/12/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101359D
- 01/12/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/20/2025 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 01/21/2025 - House: Referred from Health and Human Services and referred to General Laws (Voice Vote)
- 01/21/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/27/2025 - House: Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
- 01/27/2025 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/29/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2573)
- 01/30/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/2025 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/30/2025 - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25105408D-H1
- 02/02/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - House: General Laws Substitute agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2025 - House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 02/04/2025 - House: Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/06/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2573)
- 02/07/2025 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2573ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2573)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/19/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 95 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/19/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0095)
