Post by Logan on Feb 10, 2016 5:17:56 GMT -6
Assembly approves bill to step up regulation of combat sports
The Assembly passed a bill Tuesday to regulate all unarmed combat sports that involve blows to the head, a measure introduced after the death of an amateur kickboxer in Milwaukee.
The bill passed on a voice vote without debate. The measure now moves to the Senate, where it will receive a committee hearing on Wednesday.
The bipartisan measure comes in the wake of the death of Dennis Munson Jr. who died after an unregulated kickboxing bout in Milwaukee in March 2014.
Munson, 24, collapsed after his fight at the Eagles Club and later died of complications from head trauma, according to the medical examiner.
Read more: www.jsonline.com/watchdog/watchdogreports/assembly-approves-bill-to-step-up-regulation-of-combat-sports-b99666559z1-368235451.html
The Assembly passed a bill Tuesday to regulate all unarmed combat sports that involve blows to the head, a measure introduced after the death of an amateur kickboxer in Milwaukee.
The bill passed on a voice vote without debate. The measure now moves to the Senate, where it will receive a committee hearing on Wednesday.
The bipartisan measure comes in the wake of the death of Dennis Munson Jr. who died after an unregulated kickboxing bout in Milwaukee in March 2014.
Munson, 24, collapsed after his fight at the Eagles Club and later died of complications from head trauma, according to the medical examiner.
Read more: www.jsonline.com/watchdog/watchdogreports/assembly-approves-bill-to-step-up-regulation-of-combat-sports-b99666559z1-368235451.html