SB290-SSA2,6,1312 444.09 (9) Except as otherwise specified in this chapter, boxing contests shall
13be conducted under the Association of Boxing Commissions' uniform boxing rules.
SB290-SSA2, s. 20 14Section 20. 444.095 of the statutes is created to read:
SB290-SSA2,6,18 15444.095 Conduct of mixed martial arts fighting contests regulated. (1)
16No individual may be a contestant in an amateur mixed martial arts fighting contest
17unless the individual can provide evidence that he or she is covered by adequate
18health insurance.
SB290-SSA2,6,20 19(2) No promoter or club may conduct a mixed martial arts fighting contest
20unless all of the following apply:
SB290-SSA2,6,2221 (a) There is present at least one referee who is licensed by the department and
22at least 4 judges who are licensed by the department.
SB290-SSA2,6,2423 (b) A physician examines each contestant immediately before and after each
24match in which the contestant participates.
SB290-SSA2,7,2
1(c) A physician is present during each match to provide emergency care in the
2event of an injury.
SB290-SSA2,7,43 (d) An ambulance and emergency medical services personnel with oxygen are
4present on the premises and equipped to transport an injured contestant.
SB290-SSA2,7,6 5(3) The department shall promulgate rules that establish all of the following
6with respect to mixed martial arts fighting contests:
SB290-SSA2,7,87 (a) Qualifications and fees for licensure of referees and judges for mixed martial
8arts fighting contests.
SB290-SSA2,7,109 (b) Requirements for regular health examinations of mixed martial arts
10fighting contestants, including all of the following:
SB290-SSA2,7,1211 1. Annual physical examinations by physicians and annual eye examinations
12by physicians who are board-certified ophthalmologists.
SB290-SSA2,7,1313 2. Annual screening for HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C.
SB290-SSA2,7,1414 3. For female contestants, pregnancy tests before contests.
SB290-SSA2,7,1615 (c) Policies prohibiting contestants from using drugs, including anabolic
16steroids, and mandating drug testing of contestants.
SB290-SSA2,7,19 17(4) Except as otherwise specified in this chapter, mixed martial arts fighting
18contests shall be conducted under the Association of Boxing Commissions' uniform
19rules of mixed martial arts.
SB290-SSA2, s. 21 20Section 21. 444.10 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290-SSA2,7,21 21444.10 Physician to examine professional boxing contestants.
SB290-SSA2, s. 22 22Section 22. 444.11 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290-SSA2,8,8 23444.11 Licenses to matchmakers, referees, boxers contestants, etc. The
24department may grant licenses upon application and the payment of the prescribed
25fees to matchmakers, managers, referees, examining physicians, boxers, mixed

1martial art fighters,
seconds, and trainers in professional boxing contests and
2amateur mixed martial arts fighting contests
. The fees to be paid per year shall be:
3Matchmakers in cities with a population of over 150,000, $25; matchmakers in other
4cities and in villages and towns, $10;
and managers, $10; referees, $15; examining
5physicians, $10; boxers, $5, $40 and mixed martial arts fighters; seconds, $40; and
6trainers timekeepers, $5. The department may limit, suspend, or revoke any such
7license granted under this section or reprimand the holder thereof licensee upon
8such cause as it deems sufficient.
SB290-SSA2, s. 23 9Section 23. 444.12 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290-SSA2,8,14 10444.12 Referee to stop contest. The referee must stop a professional boxing
11contest or amateur mixed martial arts fighting contest when either of the
12contestants shows a marked superiority or is apparently outclassed. The referee
13shall be the sole arbiter of the contest and may consult the physician identified in s.
14444.095 (2) (c) during the contest.
SB290-SSA2, s. 24 15Section 24. 444.13 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290-SSA2,8,21 16444.13 Sham contests, license revoked. Any promoter or club that
17conducts, holds, gives, or participates in any sham or fake professional boxing
18contest or amateur mixed martial arts fighting contest shall forfeit its license. That
19license shall be revoked by the department, and the promoter or club shall not be
20entitled to another license, nor shall any license be issued to any club that has a
21member who belonged to a club that had its license revoked
.
SB290-SSA2, s. 25 22Section 25. 444.14 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290-SSA2,9,24 23444.14 Sham contests; contestants penalized; forfeitures; hearing. Any
24The department shall ban a contestant who participates in any sham or fake
25professional boxing contest or amateur mixed martial arts fighting contest or

1violates any rule or regulation of promulgated by the department shall be penalized
2as follows: For the first offense the contestant shall be restrained by order of the
3department for not less than 2 months nor more than one year, the period to begin
4immediately after the occurrence of the offense, from participation in the contest to
5be held or given by any licensed club; for a 2nd offense, the contestant shall be
6permanently disqualified from further admission or participation in any such
7contest held or given by any licensed club and in addition, for each such offense, shall
8forfeit such amount, out of the share or purse agreed to be paid the contestant for the
9contest as the department determines, the forfeit to be paid into the general fund of
10the state. The department, upon determining the amount of the forfeit, may pay the
11same out of any guarantee deposited with it for delivery to the contestant or may
12order it paid to the department by the club employing the contestant out of the purse
13or share agreed by it to be paid to the contestant. The department shall not
14determine the forfeit until after due hearing held upon reasonable notice duly served
15upon
, and may require the contestant or , the contestant's manager and upon the club
16by whom the contestant is employed. Any member of the department or the secretary
17or any inspector of the department may order the club to hold the share or purse of
18the contestant in its possession pending the hearing and determination of the
19department. For failure to obey any order of the department or the secretary of the
20department or any inspector of the department given under this section, the license
21of the club may be limited, suspended, canceled, or revoked, and the club may be
22reprimanded
, or the promoter of the contest to forfeit an amount determined by the
23department, but not more than $500. Fifty percent of all forfeitures collected under
24this section shall be deposited in the appropriation account under s. 20.165 (1) (im)
.
SB290-SSA2, s. 26 25Section 26. 444.15 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290-SSA2,9,26
1444.15 Reports; examination of books and officers. Whenever any
2promoter or club fails to make a report of any professional boxing contest or amateur
3mixed martial arts fighting contest
at the time prescribed or whenever a report is
4unsatisfactory to the department, the secretary of the department may examine the
5books and records of the promoter or club and, may subpoena and examine, under
6oath, the promoter or the club's officers and other witnesses to determine the total
7amount of its gross receipts for any contest, and may hire an independent auditor to
8assist in making the determination
. The secretary may require the promoter or club
9to pay the expenses of conducting the examination or the independent auditor's fee.
10If a promoter or club fails to pay the amount of expenses determined by the secretary
11to be due within 20 days after receiving notice of the amount, the promoter or club
12shall forfeit its license, be disqualified from receiving any license under this chapter,
13and forfeit to the state the sum of $1,000, which may be recovered by the department
14of justice in the name of the state.
SB290-SSA2, s. 27 15Section 27. 444.18 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290-SSA2,10,25 16444.18 Insurance on boxers certain contestants. Any licensee authorized
17to conduct professional boxing contests or amateur mixed martial arts fighting
18contests
shall insure each contestant participating for hospital, nursing, and
19medication expenses and physician's and surgeon's services according to an
20equitable fee schedule, not to exceed in the aggregate $500 $25,000, to be paid to, or
21for the use of, any contestant to compensate for injuries sustained in any such
22contest; and shall insure each contestant for not less than $2,500 $25,000 to be paid
23to the contestant's estate in the event of the contestant's death as the result of
24participation in such professional boxing contest or amateur mixed martial arts
25fighting contest
.
SB290-SSA2, s. 28
1Section 28. Nonstatutory provisions.
SB290-SSA2,11,52 (1) The department of regulation and licensing shall submit in proposed form
3the rule required under section 444.035 of the statutes, as created by this act, to the
4legislative council staff under section 227.15 (1) of the statutes no later than than the
5first day of the 6th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection.
SB290-SSA2,11,146 (2) Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department
7of regulation and licensing shall promulgate the rule required under section 444.035
8of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before the effective date of the
9rule submitted under subsection (1), but not to exceed the period authorized under
10section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a),
11(2) (b), and (3) of the statutes, the department is not required to provide evidence that
12promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the
13preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to
14provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.
SB290-SSA2,11,1815 (3) The authorized FTE positions for the department of regulation and
16licensing are increased by 3.0 PR positions, to be funded from the appropriation
17under section 20.165 (1) (g) of the statutes, for the purpose of providing increased
18staff for the administration of chapter 444 of the statutes, as affected by this act.
SB290-SSA2, s. 29 19Section 29. Effective date.
SB290-SSA2,11,2120 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after
21publication.
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