Assembly Bill A8206

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to welfare, medical, and retirement plans provided by a horsemen's organization in the absence of contractual obligations

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2025-A8206 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §318, RWB L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A7248
2023-2024: A3475

2025-A8206 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to welfare, medical, and retirement plans provided by a horsemen's organization in the absence of contractual obligations; provides in the absence of a contract between the licensed harness racing corporation or association and the representative horsemen's organization, the state gaming commission shall require such corporation or association to pay to the horsemen's organization an amount determined in accordance with the previously negotiated contract for welfare, medical, or retirement plans, including any associated costs, provided by the horsemen's organization to participants in racing at the licensed harness racing facility; provides the amounts shall be paid monthly from the horsemen's gross purse enhancement amount from video lottery gaming.

2025-A8206 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8206
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 5, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER -- 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  welfare,  medical,  and  retirement  plans provided by a
   horsemen's organization in the absence of contractual obligations

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 318 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breed-
 ing law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  IN  THE
 ABSENCE OF A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE LICENSED HARNESS RACING CORPORATION OR
 ASSOCIATION  AND  THE  REPRESENTATIVE HORSEMEN'S ORGANIZATION, THE STATE
 GAMING COMMISSION SHALL REQUIRE SUCH CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION  TO  PAY
 TO  THE  HORSEMEN'S ORGANIZATION AN AMOUNT DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 THE PREVIOUSLY NEGOTIATED CONTRACT FOR WELFARE, MEDICAL,  OR  RETIREMENT
 PLANS, INCLUDING ANY ASSOCIATED COSTS, PROVIDED BY THE HORSEMEN'S ORGAN-
 IZATION TO PARTICIPANTS IN RACING AT  THE LICENSED HARNESS RACING FACIL-
 ITY.  THE  AMOUNTS SHALL BE PAID MONTHLY FROM THE HORSEMEN'S GROSS PURSE
 ENHANCEMENT AMOUNT FROM VIDEO LOTTERY GAMING.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06878-05-5

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