Authorizes the operation of historical horse racing; provides for the payment distribution of all pari-mutuel handle derived from historical horse racing.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6969
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 27, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wager-
ing
AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
relation to operating historical horse racing products
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law is
2 amended by adding a new section 912 to read as follows:
3 § 912. Historical horse racing. Notwithstanding any other provision
4 of law to the contrary, a franchise corporation, a thoroughbred racing
5 corporation, a harness racing corporation or association, a regional
6 off-track betting corporation or a combination thereof, may operate
7 historical horse racing in a manner prescribed by the commission. All
8 pari-mutuel handle derived from historical horse racing shall be subject
9 to the provisions and payment distributions set forth in this chapter.
10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
11 the fiscal year in which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11213-01-5
