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House refers pay‑per‑view boxing fee to interim study after heated debate
Summary
Lawmakers debated a proposal to add a fee to pay‑per‑view boxing purchases to fund amateur boxing programs and safety measures. After arguments that the measure would function as a tax and concerns about precedent, the House returned Senate Bill 48 to rules and placed it on the master study resolution for the interim.
Representative Suazo introduced Senate Bill 48 during the March 4 floor session, proposing a levy (described in debate as functionally a fee) on pay‑per‑view boxing purchases to establish a Utah Boxing Fund. The sponsor and supporters argued the revenue would underwrite safety measures — ringside physicians,…
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