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Committee introduces bill to exempt charity martial‑arts exhibitions from licensing rules
Summary
RS 31843C1 would add a narrow exemption allowing contests or exhibitions held to benefit qualifying nonprofits to be treated like existing exemptions for schools, military or amateur contests; the committee introduced the request after sponsor and members discussed whether the bill’s statement of purpose matched its text.
The House Business Committee on Wednesday introduced RS 31843C1, a sponsor‑led request intended to add a narrow exemption in state athletic commission law allowing certain charity martial‑arts contests or exhibitions to be treated like existing exemptions for high‑school, college or military contests.
Rob Beisswanger, representative from Horseshoe Bend in District 8, told the committee that a local charity fight night raised $24,000 for a veterans memorial park in 2023 but was canceled in 2024 after the Idaho Athletic Commission…
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