Lift the Ban Watch: Success in South Carolina
by Luke Thomas on Feb 27, 2009 1:16 PM EST
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PrintCongratulations, South Carolinians:
South Carolina, one of a declining number of states that currently outlaws the sport of mixed martial arts, has taken a significant step to lift the ban.
Earlier this month South Carolina's House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee passed a bill to eliminate the ban.
On Thursday it hit the House floor, and with no debate, legislators passed the bill with a unanimous 57-0 vote.
The bill next heads to the Senate, where it's expected to pass easily.
That would open the door for the South Carolina State Athletic Commission to begin regulating events. However, as with Pennsylvania, Tennessee and other states that recently passed legislation to regulate the sport, it can take more than a year between the time the legislation passes and when the first event is held in the state.
One step at a time. This is how we move forward.
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Not including the five states that don’t even have an athletic commission (AK, SD, ME, WY, AL), the following states don’t sanction MMA:
-New York
-Wisconsin
-Massachusetts
-Connecticut
-Rhode Island
-Vermont
-West Virginia
-South Carolina
-Hawaii (legislation has already been passed to change this, it just hasn’t officially gone into effect)
So, assuming the SC bill passes, there will be seven hold-outs.
by Chromium on Feb 27, 2009 3:20 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Make this green like a baby turd, gang
Hawaii’s screwed anyway because of the tax structure – first up, Wisconsin (maybe the most likely state in the Union to buy a reasonable argument).
by Derek Suboticki on Feb 27, 2009 3:31 PM EST up reply actions
I remember watching Baroni vs Hose from Hawaii last year. Must have been an unsanctioned fight.
by dualdiagnosis on Feb 27, 2009 3:54 PM EST up reply actions
It's a start
Now, y’all need to get rid of Mark Sanford and Lindsey Graham.
by Derek Suboticki on Feb 27, 2009 2:57 PM EST reply actions
Outstanding, MMA! Out-fucking-standing! We kicked ass!
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by xFenixKnightx on Feb 27, 2009 4:11 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
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