Assembly Bill A9458

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the discretionary spending threshold for regional off-track betting corporations

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Current Bill Status - Passed Senate & Assembly

  • 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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2023-A9458 - Details

Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §507, RWB L

2023-A9458 - Summary

Increases the discretionary spending threshold for regional off-track betting corporations to $35,000.

2023-A9458 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9458
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 14, 2024
                                ___________
 
 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  the  discretionary  spending threshold for regional off-
   track betting corporations on certain commodities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of section 507 of the racing, pari-mutuel
 wagering and breeding law, as amended by chapter  286  of  the  laws  of
 1985, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  A.  Each  corporation  shall let contracts for construction or any
 other work, including the furnishing of materials or  supplies  incident
 thereto,  and  contracts  for  the purchase or procurement of equipment,
 materials or supplies: (i) in the manner provided by law with respect to
 the letting of such contracts by counties [except that where  the  esti-
 mated  expense  of  a contract does not exceed fifteen thousand dollars,
 such contract may be entered into  without  public  letting],  provided,
 however,  that  where  the  corporation  determines  with respect to any
 contract that it would not be in the public interest to comply with this
 section and the governing body of each county, by  resolution,  rule  or
 regulation  adopted  by  the  vote  of two-thirds of the whole number of
 votes authorized to be cast by all of the members of such body,  concurs
 in  such  determination,  then  it  may enter into such contract without
 public letting as authorized by said resolution, rules and  regulations;
 (ii)  in  conjunction with one or more regional off-track betting corpo-
 rations pursuant to this section; or (iii) in  the  manner  provided  in
 section  six hundred nine of this chapter if in conjunction with the New
 York city off-track betting corporation.
   B. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  A
 CORPORATION  SHALL  HAVE THE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING THRESHOLD OF A STATE
 AGENCY AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE
 OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW, AS IT RELATES TO (I) COMMODITIES OR TECHNOLOGY
 THAT ARE RECYCLED OR REMANUFACTURED, AND (II) FOR COMMODITIES  THAT  ARE
 FOOD,  INCLUDING  MILK  AND  MILK  PRODUCTS,  OR  ANIMAL  OR PLANT FIBER
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

2023-A9458A - Details

Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §507, RWB L

2023-A9458A - Summary

Increases the discretionary spending threshold for regional off-track betting corporations to $35,000.

2023-A9458A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9458--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 14, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Racing and Wagering  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
   relation to the discretionary spending  threshold  for  regional  off-
   track betting corporations on food products

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 507  of  the  racing,  pari-mutuel
 wagering  and  breeding  law,  as  amended by chapter 286 of the laws of
 1985, is amended to read as follows:
   1. A. Each corporation shall let contracts  for  construction  or  any
 other  work,  including the furnishing of materials or supplies incident
 thereto, and contracts for the purchase  or  procurement  of  equipment,
 materials or supplies: (i) in the manner provided by law with respect to
 the  letting  of such contracts by counties [except that where the esti-
 mated expense of a contract does not exceed  fifteen  thousand  dollars,
 such  contract  may  be  entered into without public letting], provided,
 however, that where the  corporation  determines  with  respect  to  any
 contract that it would not be in the public interest to comply with this
 section  and  the  governing body of each county, by resolution, rule or
 regulation adopted by the vote of two-thirds  of  the  whole  number  of
 votes  authorized to be cast by all of the members of such body, concurs
 in such determination, then it may  enter  into  such  contract  without
 public  letting as authorized by said resolution, rules and regulations;
 (ii) in conjunction with one or more regional off-track  betting  corpo-
 rations  pursuant  to  this  section; or (iii) in the manner provided in
 section six hundred nine of this chapter if in conjunction with the  New
 York city off-track betting corporation.
   B.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A
 CORPORATION SHALL HAVE THE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING THRESHOLD OF  A  STATE
 AGENCY AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE
 OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW, AS IT RELATES TO COMMODITIES WHICH ARE CONSID-
 ERED  FOOD,   INCLUDING MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS, OR ANIMAL OR PLANT FIBER
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

2023-A9458B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §507, RWB L

2023-A9458B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the discretionary spending threshold for regional off-track betting corporations to $35,000.

2023-A9458B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9458--B
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 14, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PRETLOW, STERN -- read once and referred to the
   Committee  on  Racing  and  Wagering  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee -- again reported from said  committee  with  amendments,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
   relation to the discretionary spending  threshold  for  regional  off-
   track betting corporations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 507  of  the  racing,  pari-mutuel
 wagering  and  breeding  law,  as  amended by chapter 286 of the laws of
 1985, is amended to read as follows:
   1. Each corporation shall let contracts for construction or any  other
 work,  including the furnishing of materials or supplies incident there-
 to, and contracts for the purchase or procurement of equipment,  materi-
 als  or  supplies: (i) in the manner provided by law with respect to the
 letting of such contracts by counties except that  where  the  estimated
 expense  of  a  contract  does not exceed [fifteen] THIRTY-FIVE thousand
 dollars, such contract may  be  entered  into  without  public  letting,
 provided, however, that where the corporation determines with respect to
 any  contract that it would not be in the public interest to comply with
 this section and the governing body of each county, by resolution,  rule
 or  regulation  adopted by the vote of two-thirds of the whole number of
 votes authorized to be cast by all of the members of such body,  concurs
 in  such  determination,  then  it  may enter into such contract without
 public letting as authorized by said resolution, rules and  regulations;
 (ii)  in  conjunction with one or more regional off-track betting corpo-
 rations pursuant to this section; or (iii) in  the  manner  provided  in
 section  six hundred nine of this chapter if in conjunction with the New
 York city off-track betting corporation.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14781-04-4

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