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Assembly Bill A9432

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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2025-A9432 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8787
Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §318, RWB L (as proposed in S.2612-B & A.8206)
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A7248
2023-2024: A3475

2025-A9432 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to welfare, medical, and retirement plans provided by a horsemen's organization in the absence of contractual obligations; provides that in the absence of a contract between the licensed harness racing corporation or association and the representative horsemen's organization, the previous contract shall be automatically extended for a one-time period of twelve months commencing from the date that the previously negotiated contract expired.

2025-A9432 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9432
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 6, 2026
                                ___________
 
 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.  Subdivision  6  of section 318 of the racing, pari-mutuel
 wagering and breeding law, as added by a chapter of  the  laws  of  2025
 amending  the  racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law relating to
 welfare, medical, and retirement plans provided by a  horsemen's  organ-
 ization in the absence of contractual obligations, as proposed in legis-
 lative  bills  numbers  S.  2612-B  and A.   8206, is amended 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] RELATED TO  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 SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY EXTENDED FOR A ONE-TIME
 PERIOD OF TWELVE MONTHS COMMENCING FROM THE  DATE  THAT  THE  PREVIOUSLY
 NEGOTIATED CONTRACT EXPIRED.  The amounts shall be paid monthly from the
 horsemen's gross purse enhancement amount from video lottery gaming.
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the racing, pari-mutuel
 wagering and breeding law relating to welfare, medical,  and  retirement
 plans provided by a horsemen's organization in the absence of contractu-
 al  obligations,  as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 2612-B and
 A. 8206, takes effect.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06878-07-6

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