Assembly Bill A844

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to commission hearings of racetrack ejectments and denials of access of commission licensees

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A844 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §321, RWB L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6246
2017-2018: A4131
2019-2020: A9974
2021-2022: A1591

2023-A844 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to commission hearings of racetrack ejectments and denials of access of commission licensees.

2023-A844 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    844
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Racing and Wagering
 
 AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding  law,  in
   relation to commission hearings of racetrack ejectments and denials of
   access of commission licensees

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 321 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breed-
 ing  law,  as  amended by chapter 243 of the laws of 2020, is amended to
 read as follows:
   § 321. Hearing of refusal or revocation of  license  OR  EJECTMENT  OR
 DENIAL  OF ACCESS OF LICENSEE IN GOOD STANDING. If the GAMING commission
 refuses to grant a license applied for under sections two hundred  twen-
 ty-two  through  seven  hundred  five  of  this  chapter,  or revokes or
 suspends such a license granted by it, or imposes a monetary fine upon a
 participant in harness racing, OR ANY CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION CREATED
 UNDER OR SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER LICENSED  TO  CONDUCT
 PARI-MUTUEL  HARNESS MEETS SHALL EJECT OR DENY ACCESS TO A LICENSEE FROM
 THE GROUNDS OF AND/OR PARTICIPATION IN A PARI-MUTUEL HARNESS  MEET,  the
 applicant  or  licensee or party fined may demand, within ten days after
 notice of such act of the  commission,  CORPORATION  OR  ASSOCIATION,  a
 hearing  before  the  commission  and  the  commission shall give prompt
 notice of a time and place for such hearing at which the commission will
 hear such applicant or licensee or party  fined  in  reference  thereto.
 Pending  such hearing and final determination, the action of the commis-
 sion in refusing to grant or in revoking or suspending a license  or  in
 imposing  a  monetary  fine shall remain in full force and effect, BUT A
 LICENSEE EJECTED OR DENIED ACCESS  SHALL  BE  PERMITTED  ACCESS  TO  THE
 GROUNDS  OF  AND/OR  PARTICIPATION IN A PARI-MUTUEL HARNESS MEET PENDING
 FINAL DETERMINATION BY THE  COMMISSION  ON  HIS  OR  HER  APPEAL  FOR  A
 HEARING.  The commission may continue such hearing from time to time for
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03872-01-3
              

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