Bill > AB2130

This bill allows the State Athletic Commission, which regulates boxing and mixed martial arts (MMA), to enter into sponsorship contracts that permit approved sponsors to have their names or logos displayed on the apparel of referees, commission staff, and ringside physicians, as well as on items associated with Indian tribes or nonprofit organizations. These contracts are not subject to standard state contracting rules and must not promote fake contests or illegal substances. Importantly, 25% of the revenue from these sponsorships will go into the Athletic Commission Fund to support referee training, while the remaining 75% will be divided between the Boxers’ Pension Fund (BP Fund) and the Mixed Martial Arts Retirement Benefit Fund (MMA Fund) based on how much revenue each sport generates. The bill also authorizes the commission to make a one-time payment from sponsorship proceeds to MMA fighters who would have qualified for retirement benefits if the vesting requirements had been in place earlier, and it adds an assistant chief athletic inspector in charge of training to the commission's staff.

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