Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 15, 2024 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.413 substituted for a9209 |
Feb 28, 2024 |
referred to racing and wagering delivered to assembly passed senate |
Feb 26, 2024 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 14, 2024 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 13, 2024 |
1st report cal.416 |
Jan 30, 2024 |
referred to racing, gaming and wagering |
Senate Bill S8440
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 15th Senate District
Current Bill Status - Passed Senate & Assembly
- 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
Votes
2023-S8440 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9209
- Law Section:
- Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §228, RWB L
2023-S8440 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8440 SPONSOR: ADDABBO TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation to certain payments to the horsemen's organization PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this legislation is to extend the authority of the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association to receive an additional one percent of purse funds for the support of additional medical and mental health services for backstretch employees. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of this bill amends the opening paragraph of subdivision 2 of section 228 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, extending for one year, the authorization for the horsemen's organiza- tion to receive an additional one percent of the purse collected from race meetings until August 31, 2025.
2023-S8440 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8440 I N S E N A T E January 30, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wager- ing AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation to certain payments to the horsemen's organization THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 2 of section 228 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, as amended by chapter 198 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows: The commission shall, as a condition of racing, require any franchised corporation and every other corporation subject to its jurisdiction to withhold one percent of all purses, except that for the franchised corporation, starting on September first, two thousand seven and contin- uing through August thirty-first, two thousand [twenty-four] TWENTY-FIVE, two percent of all purses shall be withheld, and, in the case of the franchised corporation, to pay such sum to the horsemen's organization or its successor that was first entitled to receive payments pursuant to this section in accordance with rules of the commission adopted effective November third, nineteen hundred eighty- three representing at least fifty-one percent of the owners and trainers using the facilities of such franchised corporation, on the condition that such horsemen's organization shall expend as much as is necessary, but not to exceed one-half of one percent of such total sum, to acquire and maintain the equipment required to establish a program at a state college within this state with an approved equine science program to test for the presence of steroids in horses, provided further that the qualified organization shall also, in an amount to be determined by its board of directors, annually include in its expenditures for benevolence programs, funds to support an organization providing services necessary to backstretch employees, and, in the case of every other corporation, to pay such one percent sum of purses to the horsemen's organization or its successor that was first entitled to receive payments pursuant to this section in accordance with rules of the commission adopted effec- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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