WANT TO CALL? WANT TO SAY GOOD
MORNING. AND WELCOME TO THE
HEARING ON THE COMMITTEE ON
ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS AND
TOURISM. WHILE WE'RE STILL
WAITING FOR MEMBERS TO JOIN US,
WE ASK ANY MEMBERS TO PLEASE, IF
YOU'RE ASSIGNED TO THE ARTS,
ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, TOURISM,
WOULD YOU PLEASE, COME TO ROOM
FOUR, FOUR, FOUR, AND SO WE CAN
BEGIN AND ESTABLISHING A QUORUM.
BEFORE WE BEGIN, WE WANT TO
START A FEW HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS.
WE HAVE ONE BILL, BEING TAKEN UP
TODAY. SENATOR ASHBY, SB 1456,
THE STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION.
WE WILL ALLOW UP TO TWO PRIMARY
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT, AND WE
WILL ALLOW TWO IN OPPOSITION.
THÀNH. EACH WILL HAVE TWO
MINUTES, EACH AFTERWARDS,
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY, TO STATE THEIR
NAME, THEIR POSITION, AND ANY
ORGANIZATIONS IN WHICH THEY
REPRESENT, AT THAT PARTICULAR
TIME. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS,
MAY BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE
POSITION PORTAL OR LETTER PORTAL
. SO, ON THE COMMITTEE'S
WEBSITE, SO YOU HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY IF YOU'RE NOT HERE
PHYSICALLY, YOU CAN CERTAINLY,
REGISTER YOUR SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION TO THIS SENATE BILL,
WE WILL BEGIN, QUICKLY, AS SOON
AS THE AUTHOR GETS HERE. AND
ALSO ESTABLISH A QUORUM.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM.
HELLO? YES, GIBSON. GIBSON.
GIBSON. HERE. WALLACE. WALLACE.
HERE FONG. FONG. HERE. LAKI.
LAKI. HERE. MCKINLEY HERE. HERE.
SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO, HERE.
VALENCIA A QUORUM HAS BEEN
ESTABLISHED. WE'RE JUST NOW
WAITING FOR THE SENATOR TO
ARRIVE. AND THEN WE'LL BE
DEALING WITH ITEM NUMBER ONE, A
SENATE BILL 1456 IS ONE OF OUR
TEAM MEMBERS.
HOW ARE YOU? GOOD MORNING. GOOD
MORNING. MAKE THIS AS QUICK AS
POSSIBLE. I'M SO SORRY TO KEEP
YOU WAITING. ALL RIGHT, SENATOR
ASHBY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
YOU'RE HERE. FILE ITEM NUMBER
ONE, A SENATE BILL 1456, WHEN
YOU'RE READY, WE ALSO UNDERSTAND
YOU'LL BE ACCEPTING THE
AMENDMENTS. YES. ACCEPTING THE
TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. GREAT. YOU
CAN PROCEED WHEN READY. THANK
YOU, CHAIR GIBSON. APPRECIATE
YOU AND ALL OF YOUR MEMBERS
HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
WAITING FOR US. I'D LIKE TO
FIRST START BY THANKING YOUR
STAFF FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND
TO GET THIS BILL, IN FIGHTING
FORM. WHAT ARE WE WE'RE MAKING
NOW? WE'RE MAKING JOKES. OKAY.
GOT IT. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. I REALLY DO
APPRECIATE YOU GUYS, SB 1456 IS
THE SUNSET BILL FOR THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ATHLETIC
COMMISSION. THE COMMISSION
EXPIRES ON JANUARY 1ST, 2025,
AND THIS BILL IS NECESSARY TO
ENSURE THAT THE COMMISSION CAN
CONTINUE TO OPERATE AND DO ITS
MISSION CRITICAL WORK OF
PROTECTING THE HEALTH, SAFETY
AND WELFARE OF CALIFORNIA'S
BOXERS AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
ATHLETES. YOU PROBABLY KNOW WE
HAD A LARGE COMMITTEE HEARING
ABOUT THIS ITEM IN SENATE AND
ASSEMBLY, BPD AND THIS IS THE
WORK. THE SUNSET BILL IS THE
WORK FROM THAT COMMITTEE.
JOINING ME TODAY IN SUPPORT IS
ANDY FOSTER, WHICH IS THE
COMMISSION'S EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
AND SCOTT WELCH, A MEMBER OF
THEIR BOARD. RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. BOTH WITNESSES HAVE
TWO MINUTES EACH. YOU CAN
PROCEED WHEN READY, THANK YOU,
CHAIR GIBSON, I'D LIKE TO THANK,
YOUR STAFF, MR. ANDERSON, FOR,
BEING SO KIND AND HELPING US.
AND, WE ARE VERY PLEASED WITH
THE AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN
ADDED. THESE ARE, WHAT THE
COMMISSION FEELS LIKE CAN DO, DO
ITS WORK BETTER. AND WE
APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT, MADAM.
MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS, SCOTT,
WHICH I, SIT AT THE PLEASURE OF
THE STATE SENATE ON THE ATHLETIC
COMMISSION. THE SENATE COMMITTEE
STAFF, WHO PUT TOGETHER THIS
BILL, HAS DONE THE TYPICAL
EXEMPLARY WORK AND WE APPRECIATE
ALL THE WORK OF YOUR STAFF. I'M
JUST HERE TO ANSWER ANY
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL? PLEASE STEP TO THE
MICROPHONE. NAME, ORGANIZATION,
SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE TO
OPPOSITION. ANY OPPOSITION
PRIMARY? NONE SEEING NONE. ANY
OPPOSITION TO RUIN THAT ONE TOO.
WISH WANTS TO ESTABLISH OR SAY
SOMETHING IN OPPOSITION. SEEING
NONE. BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. SECOND, IT'S BEEN
PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. FONG AND
SECONDED BY MR. LACKEY. THIS
ITEM ENJOYS A DUE PASS. THANK
THE AUTHOR FOR BRINGING THIS
BEFORE US. MADAM CHAIR, PLEASE,
CALL MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL AUCTION. THE
ACTION TO PASS AS A MANDATE TO
THE COMMITTEE AND BUSINESS AND
PROFESSION. GIBSON A GIBSON. I
WALLACE. WALLACE I FONG. FONG I
LACKEY. LUCKY I MCKENNA. MCKENNA
I SAN DIEGO. SANTIAGO I
VALENCIA. THANK YOU. THAT BILL
IS OUT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU CHAIRMAN. APPRECIATE
YOU GUYS. THIS COMMITTEE ON ARTS
AND ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS AND
TOURISM IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.
OKAY.