Bill Summary: SF2438

• Adds kickboxing as a regulated combative sport and establishes definitions for martial arts disciplines including kickboxing, tae kwon do, karate, and Muay Thai under the Office of Combative Sports.

• Revises combative sports licensing requirements by allowing promoters six weeks to file applications before events, consolidating preliminary requirements, and clarifying that reapplication timeframes remain within the commissioner's discretion.

• Modifies construction code provisions including elevator permit fees, plumbing contractor requirements, and eliminates obsolete building code standards such as exit sign illumination requirements.

• Repeals numerous obsolete statutes related to employment agencies, fee employment businesses, some labor standards, and municipal building code provisions while removing the full text of the Interstate Compact on Industrialized/Modular Buildings from statute.

• Makes conforming changes to labor and construction licensing laws by removing references to repealed statutes and clarifying enforcement procedures for wage and labor violations.