MO HB367

Repeals sections 317.001 and 317.006 of Missouri Revised Statutes and creates 26 new sections (317.001 through 317.119) establishing comprehensive regulations for amateur mixed martial arts and unarmed combat events.

Requires amateur unarmed combat sanctioning bodies to be 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organizations following federal Ted Stevens Amateur Sports Act guidelines, with minimum safety and enforcement standards including rules for weight classes, bout restrictions, officials training, and competitor medical testing.

Mandates promoters obtain medical benefit coverage (minimum $10,000) and accidental death benefit coverage (minimum $10,000) for each competitor, provide emergency medical personnel and ambulances onsite, and ensure venues are appropriate distances from hospitals with emergency departments.

Establishes detailed requirements for competitive venues including cage/ring specifications, protective equipment standards (mouth guards, gloves, groin protection), and comprehensive rules prohibiting dangerous techniques such as head kicks to grounded opponents, throat strikes, eye gouging, and spiking.

Requires all competitors to obtain mixed martial arts national identification cards, pass annual medical testing for HIV/hepatitis B and C, submit to drug testing with prohibited substances defined by World Anti-Doping Agency standards, and maintain minimum five-day rest periods between bouts.