By: Flores (Senate Sponsor - Lucio) H.B. No. 1293

(In the Senate - Received from the House April 30, 2007; May 2, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on Business and Commerce; May 17, 2007, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 17, 2007, sent to printer.)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to licensing and regulation of event coordinators for combative sports.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 2052.002, Occupations Code, is amended by adding Subdivision (11-a) to read as follows:

(11-a) "Event coordinator" means a person who performs any function to arrange, conduct, or stage a combative sports event promoted by another person, other than a permanent full-time employee of the promoter of the event. The term does not include an employee of an event coordinator.

SECTION 2. Section 2052.107, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 2052.107. OTHER COMBATIVE SPORTS LICENSES. Unless a person holds a license or registration issued under this chapter, the person may not act as a combative sports:

(1) professional contestant;

(2) manager of a professional contestant;

(3) referee;

(4) judge;

(5) second;

(6) timekeeper;

(7) matchmaker; [or]

(8) ringside physician; or

(9) event coordinator.

SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2007, the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt the rules necessary to implement the changes in law made by this Act.

SECTION 4. Notwithstanding Section 2052.107, Occupations Code, as added by this Act, a person is not required to hold an event coordinator license or registration to act as a combative sports event coordinator before January 1, 2008.

SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.

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