NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A6946
SPONSOR: Pretlow 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: Subdivision 1 Amends section 109 of the racing, pari-mutuel
wagering and breeding law is amended to read as follows: Insert A, as
added by section 1 of Part A of chapter 60 of the laws of 2012
Section 2: Effective date.
EXISTING LAW:
Under the current law, the Board is authorized to license horse race
meets every day of the year except for Palm Sunday, Easter and Christ-
mas.
JUSTIFICATION:
The inclusion of Palm Sunday as a date that 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.
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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6946
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 15, 2015
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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 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. Subdivision 1 of section 109 of the racing, pari-mutuel
2 wagering and breeding law, as added by section 1 of part A of chapter 60
3 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
4 1. permit racing at which pari-mutuel betting is conducted on any or
5 all dates from the first day of January through the thirty-first day of
6 December, inclusive of Sundays but exclusive of December twenty-fifth[,
7 Palm Sunday] and Easter Sunday; and
8 § 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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