Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to racing and wagering |
Feb 05, 2013 |
referred to racing and wagering |
Assembly Bill A4497
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PRETLOW
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
co-Sponsors
Thomas Abinanti
2013-A4497 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S3026
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Racing And Wagering
- Law Section:
- Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง113-a, RWB L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A10310, S7140
2015-2016: A887, S3733
2017-2018: A2306
2019-2020: A4699
2021-2022: A1581
2023-2024: A752
2025-2026: A6117
2013-A4497 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that antitrust laws shall not apply to any joint agreement entered into, in consultation with and jointly approved by the state gaming commission and the attorney general, by or among non-profit associations, thoroughbred racing associations or corporations, harness racing associations or corporations, quarter horse racing associations or corporations and regional off-track betting corporations to coordinate the dates and times under which they will conduct programs of racing and offer pari-mutuel wagering; also provides that such laws shall not apply to agreements entered into to sell, transfer, assign or purchase the rights to broadcast, simulcast, electronically transmit or offer pari-mutuel wagering on horse races.
2013-A4497 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4497 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 5, 2013 ___________ 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 antitrust exemptions for horse racing agreements THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law is amended by adding a new section 113-a to read as follows: S 113-A. ANTITRUST EXEMPTIONS. STATE AND FEDERAL ANTITRUST LAWS SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY JOINT AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO, IN CONSULTATION WITH AND JOINTLY APPROVED BY THE STATE GAMING COMMISSION AND THE ATTORNEY GENER- AL, BY OR AMONG NON-PROFIT RACING ASSOCIATIONS, THOROUGHBRED RACING ASSOCIATIONS OR CORPORATIONS, HARNESS RACING ASSOCIATIONS OR CORPO- RATIONS, QUARTER HORSE RACING ASSOCIATIONS OR CORPORATIONS, AND REGIONAL OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATIONS TO COORDINATE THE DATES AND TIMES UNDER WHICH THEY WILL CONDUCT PROGRAMS OF RACING AND OFFER PARI-MUTUEL WAGER- ING. IN ADDITION, SUCH ANTITRUST LAWS SHALL NOT APPLY TO JOINT AGREE- MENTS ENTERED INTO, IN CONSULTATION WITH AND JOINTLY APPROVED BY THE STATE GAMING COMMISSION AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, BY OR AMONG NON-PROFIT RACING ASSOCIATIONS, THOROUGHBRED RACING ASSOCIATIONS OR CORPORATIONS, HARNESS RACING ASSOCIATIONS OR CORPORATIONS, QUARTER HORSE RACING ASSO- CIATIONS OR CORPORATIONS, AND REGIONAL OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATIONS TO SELL, TRANSFER, ASSIGN OR PURCHASE THE RIGHTS TO BROADCAST, SIMULCAST, ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMIT OR OFFER PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING ON HORSE RACES. THE STATE GAMING COMMISSION AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL JOINTLY CONSIDER AND APPROVE SUCH AGREEMENTS AND THE TERMS THEREIN TO FURTHER THE STATE'S INTEREST IN ENSURING THE VIABILITY AND CONTINUED EXISTENCE IN THIS STATE OF THE HORSE RACING AND AGRICULTURE INDUSTRIES. S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07679-02-3
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