Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to racing, gaming and wagering returned to senate died in assembly |
Mar 03, 2009 |
referred to racing and wagering delivered to assembly passed senate |
Feb 26, 2009 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 25, 2009 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 24, 2009 |
1st report cal.54 |
Jan 12, 2009 |
referred to racing, gaming and wagering |
Senate Bill S644
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Racing, Gaming And Wagering Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2009-S644 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A932
- Current Committee:
- Senate Racing, Gaming And Wagering
- Law Section:
- Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§243, 324 & 422, RWB L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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S3828, A6255
2009-S644 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides for the issuance of free passes, cards, or badges for racetracks to any qualified person, as deemed appropriate by the operator of the racetrack, subject to the rules of the state racing and wagering board; authorizes the issuance of such passes, cards or badges to the general public as part of a promotion or marketing program to increase attendance at live race meets.
2009-S644 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S644 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation to free passes, cards or badges PURPOSE : To expand the number of persons that are qualified to obtain a free pass, card or badge to enter a race track to include the general public so that race tracks can implement promotional campaigns to increase attendance at race tracks. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1: Amends Racing & Wagering Law section 236 to expand the number of persons that are qualified to obtain a free pass, card or badge to enter a thoroughbred race track to include any other person or guest that is deemed appropriate by the operator of such thoroughbred race track. Section 2: Amends Racing & Wagering Law section 324 to expand the number of persons that are qualified to obtain a free pass, card or badge to enter a harness race track to include any other person or guest that is deemed appropriate by the operator of such harness race track.In addition, free passes may be issued to the general public in connection with any track sponsored promotional campaign or marketing
2009-S644 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 644 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 12, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. LARKIN, NOZZOLIO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation to free passes, cards or badges THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 243 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breed- ing law, as amended by chapter 18 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: S 243. Free passes, cards or badges. A corporation licensed or fran- chised to conduct pari-mutuel betting on races run on its racetrack[, shall not] MAY issue free passes, cards or badges [except] to [persons hereafter described: officers] ANY QUALIFIED PERSON. QUALIFIED PERSON SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, OFFICERS and employees of the corporation conducting the race meeting, members, officers and employees of the state racing and wagering board, members and employees of the jockey club, members and employees of the national steeplechase and hunt association, members of turf organizations of other states and foreign countries, public officers engaged in the performance of their duties, persons actually employed and accredited by the press to attend such meetings, owners, stable managers, trainers, jockeys, jockey managers, grooms, concessionaires, spouses, domestic partners and children of owners, trainers and jockeys, [and] other persons whose actual duties require their presence at such racetrack, AND ANY OTHER PERSON OR GUEST DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY SUCH CORPORATION. IN ADDITION, FREE PASSES, CARDS OR BADGES MAY BE ISSUED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN CONNECTION WITH ANY PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN OR MARKETING PROGRAM SPONSORED BY SUCH CORPORATION TO INCREASE ATTENDANCE AT LIVE RACE MEETS. The issuance of free passes, cards or badges shall be under the rules and regulations of the state racing and wagering board [and a list of all persons to whom free pass- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00891-01-9
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