Relates to welfare, medical, and retirement plans provided by a horsemen's organization in the absence of contractual obligations; provides in the absence of a contract between the licensed harness racing corporation or association and the representative horsemen's organization, the state gaming commission shall require such corporation or association to pay to the horsemen's organization an amount determined in accordance with the previously negotiated contract for welfare, medical, or retirement plans, including any associated costs, provided by the horsemen's organization to participants in racing at the licensed harness racing facility; provides the amounts shall be paid monthly from the horsemen's gross purse enhancement amount from video lottery gaming.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8206
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 5, 2025
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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 welfare, medical, and retirement plans provided by a
horsemen's organization in the absence of contractual obligations
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 318 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breed-
2 ing law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
3 6. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in the
4 absence of a contract between the licensed harness racing corporation or
5 association and the representative horsemen's organization, the state
6 gaming commission shall require such corporation or association to pay
7 to the horsemen's organization an amount determined in accordance with
8 the previously negotiated contract for welfare, medical, or retirement
9 plans, including any associated costs, provided by the horsemen's organ-
10 ization to participants in racing at the licensed harness racing facil-
11 ity. The amounts shall be paid monthly from the horsemen's gross purse
12 enhancement amount from video lottery gaming.
13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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