Assembly Bill A7508

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the improvement of operations in thoroughbred racing

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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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2021-A7508 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9334
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §218, RWB L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S6390

2021-A7508 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the improvement of operations in thoroughbred racing.

2021-A7508 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7508
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 12, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PHEFFER AMATO, PRETLOW -- (at request of the New
   York State Gaming Commission) -- 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 improvement of operation 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 243 of the laws of 2020, 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 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  commission. During the absence or inability to act of an
 official steward of the 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 compen-
 sation] by a [member of the commission] PERSON designated by the commis-
 sion 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.
                                                            LBD09564-01-1

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