TITLE: Relating to the regulation of combative sports by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and to immunity for ringside physicians assigned to combative sports events.

SUMMARY: Relating to the regulation of combative sports by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and to immunity for ringside physicians assigned to combative sports events.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the regulation of combative sports by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and to immunity for ringside physicians assigned to combative sports events. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 2052.254, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 2052.254. ELIMINATION TOURNAMENTS. Except as authorized by commission rule, an [An] elimination tournament may not be conducted in this state. SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 2052, Occupations Code, is amended by adding Section 2052.255 to read as follows: Sec. 2052.255. IMMUNITY FOR RINGSIDE PHYSICIANS. A ringside physician is immune from civil liability arising from acts within the scope of the physician's responsibilities if the physician acted in good faith and without malice. SECTION 3. Section 2052.255, Occupations Code, as added by this Act, applies only to an action commenced on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.