Senate Bill S5376

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Makes technical correction to provisions relating to the appointment of stewards at thoroughbred races, to change references to the racing and wagering board to the state gaming commission

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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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2017-S5376 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §218, RWB L

2017-S5376 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes technical corrections to provisions relating to the appointment of stewards at thoroughbred races, to change references to the racing and wagering board to the state gaming commission.

2017-S5376 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5376 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5376
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. BONACIC -- (at request of the New York State Gaming
   Commission) -- 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 improvement of operations in thoroughbred racing

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 218 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breed-
 ing law, as amended by chapter 140 of the laws of 2008,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   §  218.  Stewards  at  race meetings. There shall be three stewards to
 supervise each running race meeting conducted pursuant to  sections  two
 hundred  five  and two hundred six of this article. One of such stewards
 shall be the official steward of the [board] COMMISSION,  one  shall  be
 appointed  by  the  jockey club or by the national steeplechase and hunt
 association as may be appropriate, and one shall  be  appointed  by  the
 corporation  conducting  such race meeting. Such stewards shall exercise
 such powers and perform such duties at  each  race  meeting  as  may  be
 prescribed by the rules of the [state racing and wagering board] COMMIS-
 SION.  During  the absence or inability to act of an official steward of
 the [board] COMMISSION, or in the event of the failure or  inability  to
 appoint  either of the other two stewards, the powers and duties of such
 steward shall be exercised and performed  [without  compensation]  by  a
 [member  of  the  board] PERSON designated by the [board] COMMISSION for
 that purpose.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09977-01-7

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