Bill > SB148

This bill renames the State Boxing Commission of Hawaii to the Boxing and Combat Sports Commission of Hawaii, expanding its authority to regulate combat sports contests, which are defined as unarmed combat involving a combination of martial arts techniques like grappling, kicking, and striking. It establishes two subcommissions, one for boxing and one for combat sports, and repeals the existing Mixed Martial Arts Contests program, while explicitly prohibiting "no rules combat or similar contests" that pose an unreasonably high risk of injury or death. The bill also appropriates funds for the new commission and sets an effective date of July 1, 3000, with a separate effective date for the appropriation.