Assembly Bill A8216

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to creating the racing fan advisory council

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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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2015-A8216 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5303
Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง103-a, RWB L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A4414, S3158
2019-2020: A4709, S5476
2021-2022: A1702, S1454
2023-2024: S1805

2015-A8216 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to creating the racing fan advisory council.

2015-A8216 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  8216

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 11, 2015
                               ___________

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 creating the racing fan advisory council

  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 103-a to read as follows:
  S  103-A.  RACING  FAN ADVISORY COUNCIL. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED A
RACING FAN ADVISORY COUNCIL WITHIN THE COMMISSION WHICH WILL OPERATE  AS
FOLLOWS:
  1.  THE COUNCIL SHALL BE COMPOSED OF FIVE MEMBERS. NONE OF THE MEMBERS
OF THE COUNCIL SHALL BE EMPLOYEES OR OFFICERS OF THE  COMMISSION  OR  BE
PAID  EMPLOYEES,  LOBBYISTS,  OR  OFFICERS OF ANY LICENSED OR FRANCHISED
RACETRACK OR OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION OR ANY NONPROFIT  CORPORATION
WHICH  REPRESENTS  BREEDERS OR HORSEMEN. MEMBERS SHALL BE SELECTED BASED
ON THEIR LONG-TERM  INVOLVEMENT  AND  INTEREST  IN,  KNOWLEDGE  OF,  AND
DEVOTION TO THE SPORT OF HORSE RACING AS FANS OF THE SPORT. FIVE PERSONS
SHALL  BE  APPOINTED  BY  THE  CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMISSION. ONE PERSON
SHALL BE APPOINTED UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF  THE  CHAIRPERSON  OF  THE
SENATE COMMITTEE ON RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING, AND ONE PERSON SHALL BE
APPOINTED  BY  THE  CHAIRPERSON  OF THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RACING AND
WAGERING.
  2. THE CHAIRPERSON AND THE DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON OF THE COUNCIL SHALL  BE
SELECTED  BY  THE  CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMISSION. THE DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON
SHALL BE SELECTED FROM AMONG THE PERSONS APPOINTED BY  THE  CHAIRPERSONS
OF THE DESIGNATED LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES.
  3.  THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL SHALL SERVE FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS.
IN THE EVENT OF A VACANCY OCCURRING DURING  A  TERM  OF  APPOINTMENT  BY
REASON OF DEATH, RESIGNATION, DISQUALIFICATION OR OTHERWISE, SUCH VACAN-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10977-03-5

              

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