Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 14, 2024 |
reported referred to ways and means |
May 10, 2024 |
referred to racing and wagering |
Assembly Bill A10145
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PRETLOW
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Carrie Woerner
Nader Sayegh
2023-A10145 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Ways And Means
- Law Section:
- Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §221-a, RWB L
2023-A10145 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10145 I N A S S E M B L Y May 10, 2024 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Pretlow) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Racing and Wagering AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation to the creation of the jockey health insurance reserve fund THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 221-a of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, as amended by chapter 243 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows: 1. A franchised corporation shall, as a condition of racing, establish a program to administer the purchase of health insurance for eligible jockeys. (A) Such program shall be funded through the deposit of one and one- half percent of the gross purse enhancement amount from video lottery gaming at a thoroughbred track pursuant to paragraph two of subdivision b and paragraph one of subdivision f of section sixteen hundred twelve of the tax law. The franchised corporation shall establish a segregated account for the receipt of these monies and these monies shall remain separate from any other funds. Any corporation or association licensed pursuant to this article shall pay into such account any amount due within ten days of the receipt of revenue pursuant to section sixteen hundred twelve of the tax law. Any portion of such funding to the account unused during a calendar year, less an amount sufficient to cover anticipated premium liabilities over the next sixty days, shall be [returned on a pro rata basis in accordance with the amounts originally contributed and shall be used for the purpose of enhancing purses at such tracks] DEPOSITED INTO THE RESERVE FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. Provided, however, if a corporation or association licensed pursuant to this article provides an alternative source of funding for this program, an amount equal to this alternative funding, but not in excess of the amount originally contributed during the year from the gross purse enhancement amount from video lottery gaming attributable to such corporation or association, shall be returned to the corporation or association and used for the purpose of EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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