STATE OF NEW YORK
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5367
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 21, 2025
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Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs,
Tourism, Parks and Recreation
AN ACT in relation to directing the state athletic commission to review
the need for regulation and licensing of professional wrestling; and
providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. 1. The state athletic commission shall conduct a review of
2 the need for regulation of professional wrestling, as defined in section
3 one thousand seventeen of the general business law, in order to develop
4 recommendations to the legislature regarding such regulation. In devel-
5 oping its findings and recommendations, the state athletic commission
6 shall:
7 (a) Consider the extent to which organizations that infrequently spon-
8 sor or host a professional wrestling event require regulation;
9 (b) Consider the extent to which wrestling events that do not involve
10 competition require regulation;
11 (c) Examine the regulation of professional wrestling in other states;
12 and
13 (d) Consult with professional wrestling participants, other stakehold-
14 ers, and any entity or individual who may assist in identifying areas of
15 concern regarding the safety of professional wrestlers and spectators.
16 2. By November 1, 2025, the state athletic commission shall submit a
17 report detailing its findings and recommendations under this section to
18 the appropriate committees of the legislature regarding:
19 (a) The need for regulation of professional wrestling; and
20 (b) If some form of regulation is recommended, the minimum qualifica-
21 tions and oversight required to meet the regulatory standard.
22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
23 deemed repealed July 1, 2026.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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