Roller derby advocates press for the right to hit in Maine
Members of the Legislature's Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development Committee appeared eager to help the skaters scrap the law, which dates to 1991.
Committee members said it seemed unfair that hockey players are allowed to check each other but derby skaters can't.
"Because in Maine, if you put on roller skates and bash into something, you are breaking the law," said Rep. Joel R. Stetkis, a Canaan Republican.