House
File
2303
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House
File
2303
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
REGULATION
OF
PROFESSIONAL
AND
AMATEUR
KICKBOXING
BY
THE
STATE
COMMISSIONER
OF
ATHLETICS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
90A.1,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
2A.
“Kickboxing
match”
means
a
professional
or
amateur
kickboxing
match
or
event
that
is
open
to
the
public
and
an
admission
fee
is
charged,
a
donation
is
requested
from
those
in
attendance,
or
merchandise
or
refreshments
are
available
for
purchase.
Sec.
2.
Section
90A.1,
subsection
9,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
d.
Organizes,
holds,
advertises,
or
otherwise
conducts
a
kickboxing
match.
Sec.
3.
Section
90A.2,
subsection
1,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
A
person
shall
not
act
as
a
promoter
of
a
professional
boxing
or
wrestling
match
,
or
a
mixed
martial
arts
match
,
or
a
kickboxing
match
without
first
obtaining
a
license
from
the
commissioner.
This
subsection
shall
not
apply
to
a
person
distributing
a
closed-circuit,
pay-per-view,
or
similarly
distributed
signal
to
a
person
acting
as
a
promoter
or
to
a
person
viewing
the
signal
in
a
private
residence.
Sec.
4.
Section
90A.6,
subsection
1,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
House
File
2303,
p.
2
The
commissioner
may
suspend,
deny,
revoke,
annul,
or
withdraw
a
license,
registration,
or
authority
to
participate
in
a
professional
boxing
or
wrestling
match
,
or
mixed
martial
arts
match
,
or
kickboxing
match
if
any
of
the
following
occur:
Sec.
5.
Section
90A.9,
subsection
1,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
The
promoter
of
a
professional
boxing
or
wrestling
match
or
event
,
or
a
mixed
martial
arts
match
,
or
a
kickboxing
match
shall,
within
twenty
days
after
the
match
or
event,
furnish
to
the
commissioner
a
written
report
stating
the
number
of
tickets
sold,
the
gross
amount
of
admission
proceeds
of
the
match
or
event,
and
other
matters
the
commissioner
may
prescribe
by
rule.
The
value
of
complimentary
tickets
in
excess
of
five
percent
of
the
number
of
tickets
sold
shall
be
included
in
the
gross
admission
receipts.
Within
twenty
days
of
the
match
or
event,
the
promoter
shall
pay
to
the
treasurer
of
state
a
tax
of
five
percent
of
its
total
gross
admission
receipts,
after
deducting
state
sales
tax,
from
the
sale
of
tickets
of
admission
to
the
match
or
event.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
2303,
Ninety-first
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2026
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor