S.B. 726: COMMITTEE SUMMARY                                                       ENDURANCE CONTESTS

Senate Bill 726

Sponsor: Senator Dale L Shugars

Committee: Economic Development, International Trade and Regulatory Affairs Date Completed: 11-8-95

SUMMARY OF SENATE BILL 726 as introduced:

The bill would repeal Public Act 140 of 1935, which prohibits any person, firm, or corporation from promoting, conducting, or participating in any endurance contest known as a walkathon or similar endurance contest. Currently, a violation of this prohibition constitutes a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum fine of $100, imprisonment for up to 90 days, or both. Each violation constitutes a separate and distinct offense.

MCL 752.161 & 752.162                                                               Legislative Analyst: L. Burghardt

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State government and likely little fiscal impact on local government.

The current penalty for promoting or participating in endurance contests is a misdemeanor. Consequently, repealing the prohibition would have no fiscal impact on State government and to the extent that violators of the prohibition were tried and sanctioned in the past, there could be some minimal savings associated with lifting the prohibition at the local level. There are no data available on the number of current annual violations.

Fiscal Analyst: M. Hansen

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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.

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