Senate Bill S6969

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to operating historical horse racing products

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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-S6969 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Add §912, RWB L

2025-S6969 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the operation of historical horse racing; provides for the payment distribution of all pari-mutuel handle derived from historical horse racing.

2025-S6969 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6969 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6969
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 27, 2025
                                ___________
 
 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 operating historical horse racing products

   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 912 to read as follows:
   § 912. HISTORICAL HORSE RACING.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY  OTHER  PROVISION
 OF  LAW  TO THE CONTRARY, A FRANCHISE CORPORATION, A THOROUGHBRED RACING
 CORPORATION, A HARNESS RACING CORPORATION  OR  ASSOCIATION,  A  REGIONAL
 OFF-TRACK  BETTING  CORPORATION  OR  A  COMBINATION THEREOF, MAY OPERATE
 HISTORICAL HORSE RACING IN A MANNER PRESCRIBED BY  THE  COMMISSION.  ALL
 PARI-MUTUEL HANDLE DERIVED FROM HISTORICAL HORSE RACING SHALL BE SUBJECT
 TO THE PROVISIONS AND PAYMENT DISTRIBUTIONS SET FORTH IN THIS CHAPTER.
   §  2. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
 the fiscal year in which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11213-01-5

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