Assembly Bill A9974

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to commission hearings of racetrack ejectments and denials of access of commission licensees

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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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2019-A9974 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §321, RWB L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6246
2017-2018: A4131
2021-2022: A1591
2023-2024: A844

2019-A9974 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to commission hearings of racetrack ejectments and denials of access of commission licensees.

2019-A9974 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9974
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 4, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- 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 commission hearings of racetrack ejectments and denials of
   access of commission licensees
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 321 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breed-
 ing law is amended to read as follows:
   §  321.  Hearing  of  refusal or revocation of license OR EJECTMENT OR
 DENIAL OF ACCESS OF LICENSEE IN GOOD STANDING.  If the state [racing and
 wagering board] GAMING  COMMISSION  shall  refuse  to  grant  a  license
 applied  for under sections two hundred twenty-two through seven hundred
 five of this chapter, or shall revoke or suspend such a license  granted
 by  it,  or  shall  impose a monetary fine upon a participant in harness
 racing, OR ANY CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION CREATED UNDER  OR  SUBJECT  TO
 THE  PROVISIONS  OF THIS CHAPTER LICENSED TO CONDUCT PARI-MUTUEL HARNESS
 MEETS SHALL EJECT OR DENY ACCESS TO  A  LICENSEE  FROM  THE  GROUNDS  OF
 AND/OR  PARTICIPATION  IN  A  PARI-MUTUEL HARNESS MEET, the applicant or
 licensee or party fined may demand, within ten days after notice of  the
 said  act of the [board] COMMISSION, CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION, a hear-
 ing before the [board] COMMISSION and the [board] COMMISSION shall  give
 prompt  notice of a time and place for such hearing at which the [board]
 COMMISSION will hear such applicant or licensee or party fined in refer-
 ence thereto.  Pending such hearing and final determination thereon, the
 action of the [board] COMMISSION in refusing to grant or in revoking  or
 suspending a license or in imposing a monetary fine shall remain in full
 force  and  effect,  BUT  A  LICENSEE  EJECTED OR DENIED ACCESS SHALL BE
 PERMITTED ACCESS TO THE GROUNDS OF AND/OR PARTICIPATION IN A PARI-MUTUEL
 HARNESS MEET PENDING FINAL DETERMINATION BY THE COMMISSION ON HIS OR HER
 APPEAL FOR A HEARING.  The [board] COMMISSION may continue such  hearing
 from  time to time for the convenience of any of the parties. Any of the
 parties affected by such hearing may be represented by counsel, and  the
 [board]  COMMISSION may be represented by the attorney general, a deputy
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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