Assembly Bill A6255

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides for the issuance of free and reduced fee passes, cards and badges for horse racetracks, as deemed appropriate by the operator

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  • 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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2011-A6255 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3828
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§243, 324 & 422, RWB L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A932, S644

2011-A6255 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the issuance of free passes, cards or badges for horse racetracks to certain persons, as deemed appropriate by the operator of the racetrack; authorizes the issuance of free and reduced fee passes, cards or badges to the general public or to a segment of the general public as part of a promotion or marketing program to increase attendance at live race meets.

2011-A6255 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6255

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 11, 2011
                               ___________

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 free and reduced fee passes, cards and 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 OR REDUCED FEE passes,  cards  or  badges.  A  corporation
licensed  or  franchised  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. A QUALIFIED PERSON SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NEED 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  organiza-
tions  of other states and foreign countries, public officers engaged in
the performance of their duties, persons actually employed  and  accred-
ited  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  race-
track,  AND  ANY OTHER PERSON OR GUEST DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY SUCH CORPO-
RATION. IN ADDITION, FREE OR REDUCED FEE PASSES, CARDS OR BADGES MAY  BE
ISSUED  TO  THE  GENERAL  PUBLIC  OR  SEGMENTS  OF 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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09633-01-1

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