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Committee approves HB 1073 to shift bare-knuckle-fighting oversight under boxing rules
Summary
House Bill 1073, as amended, moves regulation of bare-knuckle fighting from martial-arts oversight to boxing regulation and passed the Public Policy Committee by a 9-0 roll call vote. Sponsor said the change is intended to create a regulatory framework for safety, consistency and revenue.
The Indiana Legislature Public Policy Committee approved House Bill 1073, as amended, to move regulation of bare-knuckle fighting from the martial-arts regulatory framework to the boxing framework. The committee passed the bill by roll call vote, 9-0.
Senator Baldwin, the bill sponsor, told the committee the amendment (Amendment 3) "moves the regulatory team to the bare knuckle fighting from under the martial arts to boxing." Baldwin said the change is intended to provide…
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