SB 1689 Summary

• Changes title 5, chapter 2 heading from "Boxing and Sparring" to "Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts" and updates commission name to "Arizona State Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts Commission"

• Expands definitions and terminology throughout boxing and mixed martial arts regulations, replacing "contestant" with "combatant" and modernizing language

• Modifies weigh-in requirements from "twenty-four hours" to "one calendar day" before events and removes the one-hour weigh-in period specification

• Changes license expiration from December 31 annually to 365 days after issuance date and adds three-year medical examination expiration period for combatants

• Changes criminal penalty for conducting unlicensed contests from class 2 misdemeanor to class 1 misdemeanor and allows private security services when law enforcement unavailable