NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A6020
SPONSOR: Ra TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and
breeding law, in relation to allotting dates for racing or licensing
race meetings at which pari-mutuel betting is permitted on Palm Sunday
PURPOSE: To authorize the Racing and Wagering Board to permit race
meetings at which pari-mutuel betting is permitted on Palm Sunday.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends section 105 of the racing,
pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law to include Palm Sunday as a date
authorized for racing or licensed race meetings at which pari-mutuel
betting is permitted.
Section 2: Effective date.
EXISTING LAW: Under current law, the Board is authorized to license
horse race meets everyday of the year except for Palm Sunday, Easter and
Christmas.
JUSTIFICATION: The inclusion of Palm Sunday as a date that the Board
is authorized to allow horse racing or licensing race meetings at which
pari-mutuel betting is permitted affords the public more recreational
opportunities to enjoy the excitement and relaxation of horse racing.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: S.7071 of 2001, A6515/S2128 of 2003-2004
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: This bill should increase pari-mutuel revenue
receipts which benefit local governments, race tracks and horse owners.
LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None
EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6020
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 3, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. RA -- 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 allotting dates for racing or licensing race meetings at
which pari-mutuel betting is permitted on Palm Sunday
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 105 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breed-
2 ing law is amended to read as follows:
3 § 105. Supplementary regulatory powers of the board. Notwithstanding
4 any inconsistent provision of law, the board through its rules and regu-
5 lations or in allotting dates for racing or in licensing race meetings
6 at which pari-mutuel betting is permitted shall be empowered to: (i)
7 permit racing at which pari-mutuel betting is conducted on any or all
8 dates from the first day of January through the thirty-first day of
9 December, inclusive of Sundays but exclusive of December twenty-fifth
10 [and Palm Sunday] and Easter Sunday; and (ii) fix minimum and maximum
11 charges for admission at any race meeting.
12 § 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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