Assembly Bill A4709

2019-2020 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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2019-A4709 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5476
Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Add §103-a, RWB L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8216, S5303
2017-2018: A4414, S3158
2021-2022: A1702, S1454
2023-2024: S1805

2019-A4709 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to creating the racing fan advisory council.

2019-A4709 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4709
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 5, 2019
                                ___________
 
 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:
   §  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  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 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 OF THE COUNCIL SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE EXECUTIVE
 DIRECTOR OF THE COMMISSION. THE DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON SHALL BE SELECTED  BY
 A  MAJORITY  VOTE OF THE COUNCIL FROM AMONG THE PERSONS APPOINTED AT THE
 RECOMMENDATION OF THE CHAIRPERSONS OF THE DESIGNATED LEGISLATIVE COMMIT-
 TEES.
   3. THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL SHALL SERVE FOR A PERIOD OF  FIVE  YEARS
 WITH  ALL  TERMS BEGINNING SEPTEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN. IN THE
 EVENT OF A VACANCY OCCURRING DURING A TERM OF APPOINTMENT BY  REASON  OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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