Bill > HB252

This bill transfers the authority for regulating athletic competitions, including boxing, kickboxing, and mixed martial arts, from the New Mexico Athletic Commission to the Regulation and Licensing Department, while expanding the commission's membership to seven individuals with diverse backgrounds, including those with experience in sporting events, legal professionals, medical professionals, and public representatives. The bill also allows for the formation of committees to assist the commission, eliminates the separate Medical Advisory Board, and introduces new licensing categories like "event coordinator" and "sanctioning organization" (an entity whose rules are recognized by the commission). It clarifies definitions for terms like "exhibition" and "promoter," and updates rules regarding professional boxing match lengths, reducing the maximum rounds from fifteen to twelve. Importantly, this bill removes penalties for violations of the Professional Athletic Competition Act, changes how license fees are dedicated to the athletic commission fund, and appropriates $100,000 to the Regulation and Licensing Department for administrative costs related to the act.

https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legtype=B&legno=252&year=26