Assembly Bill A6034

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to harness racing

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2025-A6034 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §301, RWB L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7709
2015-2016: A1517
2017-2018: A2118
2019-2020: A4736
2021-2022: A1681
2023-2024: A3047

2025-A6034 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to harness racing; limits racing at harness tracks to only registered standardbred horses.

2025-A6034 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6034
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 25, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER -- 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 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,  as  amended by chapter 243 of the laws of
 2020, 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.
                                                            LBD07665-01-5

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