Assembly Bill A10023

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Mandates a fixed percentage for annual harness horse breeders awards and requires that all sire stakes funds generated by a specific racetrack be returned as purses to such track at the same level

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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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2021-A10023 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9017
Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §332, RWB L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A3565, S1956

2021-A10023 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Mandates a fixed percentage of annual harness horse breeders awards; requires that all sire stakes funds generated by a specific racetrack be returned as purses to such track at the same level in order to allow New York to compete with states that have stronger awards programs.

2021-A10023 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10023
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 29, 2022
                                ___________
 
 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  mandating  a  fixed  percentage  of annual harness horse
   breeders awards and requiring that all sire stakes funds generated  by
   a  specific  racetrack be returned as purses to such track at the same
   level

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The opening paragraph and paragraph f of subdivision 1 of
 section 332 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding  law,  the
 opening  paragraph  as  amended  by  chapter 429 of the laws of 2008 and
 paragraph f as amended by chapter 56 of the laws of 1991, are amended to
 read as follows:
   To collect and receive in each calendar year amounts to be paid to the
 fund by the persons or  corporations  licensed  to  conduct  pari-mutuel
 betting at harness racing tracks, an amount equal to three-fifths of one
 per  centum of all moneys deposited in pari-mutuel betting pools result-
 ing from on-track bets at all races conducted by licensees at a  harness
 horse  meeting or races run thereat except that for super exotic betting
 pools such amount shall be three per centum of such bets, as provided by
 paragraph c of subdivision one of section three hundred eighteen of this
 article and to collect and receive in each calendar year to be  paid  to
 the  fund  by each regional corporation, an amount equal to three-fifths
 of one per centum of daily pools derived from off-track bets on  harness
 races  except  that  for super exotic betting pools such amount shall be
 three per centum of such bets as provided by subdivision five of section
 five hundred twenty-seven of this chapter; provided however, that  after
 April first, nineteen hundred eighty-six, the amount to be collected and
 received from such licensees and regional corporations, except for super
 exotic  betting  pools,  shall  be  one  per  centum, and to collect and
 receive such funds as may otherwise be authorized  by  law.  The  moneys
 shall  be deposited forthwith in a bank or banks in this state. The fund
 is authorized to dispose of and distribute the  monies  received  by  it
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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