Senate Bill S1059

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to harness 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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2017-S1059 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2118
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §301, RWB L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S5920, A7709
2015-2016: S1376, A1517
2019-2020: A4736
2021-2022: A1681
2023-2024: A3047

2017-S1059 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to harness racing.

2017-S1059 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1059 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1059
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. BONACIC, LARKIN, MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
   relation to harness racing
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of section 301 of the racing, pari-mutuel
 wagering and breeding law is amended to read as follows:
   3. The term "racing", as used in this article, shall be  construed  to
 mean  UTILIZING only [horse racing in which the horses participating are
 harnessed] HORSES THAT ARE REGISTERED WITH A RECOGNIZED  BREED  REGISTRY
 AS  STANDARD (HARNESS) AND WHERE THE STANDARDBRED HORSE IS ATTACHED to a
 sulky, carriage, or similar vehicle[, and shall not include any form  of
 horse  racing  in  which  the horses participating are] OR mounted [by a
 jockey].
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04459-01-7

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