Assembly Bill A10004B

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to horsemen's health insurance

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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co-Sponsors

2013-A10004 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §318, RWB L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A1609
2017-2018: A1821
2019-2020: A4636
2021-2022: A3465

2013-A10004 - Summary

Relates to horsemen's health insurance.

2013-A10004 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  10004

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 6, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Pretlow) --
  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 horsemen's health insurance

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subparagraph (iv)  of  paragraph  b  of  subdivision  1  of
section  318  of  the  racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, as
added by chapter 281 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
  (iv) The state [racing and wagering board] GAMING COMMISSION shall  as
a  condition  of racing require an association [authorized to operate in
areas other than Westchester or Nassau county] to withhold  [one]  SEVEN
percent of all [purses] PURSE FUNDS FROM ALL SOURCES and to pay such sum
to  the  horsemen's  organization  representing  the owners and trainers
utilizing the facilities of such association which had a  contract  with
the  association  governing  the  conditions of racing on January first,
nineteen hundred ninety-two, as determined by the board.
  S 2. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section  318
of  the  racing,  pari-mutuel  wagering  and breeding law, as amended by
chapter 281 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
  (ii) except as otherwise provided in this paragraph an amount equal to
six and eight-tenths  per  centum  of  the  total  pool  resulting  from
on-track  regular  bets,  an  amount  equal to seven and ninety-five one
hundredths per centum of the total pool resulting from on-track multiple
bets, an amount equal to ten and one-half per centum of the  total  pool
resulting  from  on-track  exotic  bets,  an amount equal to fifteen and
one-half per centum of the total  daily  pool  resulting  from  on-track
super  exotic  bets  shall  be  used exclusively for purses, of which an
amount of not less than ninety per centum shall be used exclusively  for
purses for overnight races conducted by such association or corporation.
Such  amounts may be reduced upon an application approved by the [board]
COMMISSION and an agreement between the licensed harness  racing  corpo-
ration  or association and the representative horsemen's organization as
a condition to reduce the amounts of retained  percentages  as  provided

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2013-A10004A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §318, RWB L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A1609
2017-2018: A1821
2019-2020: A4636
2021-2022: A3465

2013-A10004A - Summary

Relates to horsemen's health insurance.

2013-A10004A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                10004--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 6, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON  RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Pretlow,
  Simanowitz) -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Racing  and
  Wagering  --  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding  law,  in
  relation to horsemen's health insurance

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subparagraph (iv)  of  paragraph  b  of  subdivision  1  of
section  318  of  the  racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, as
added by chapter 281 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
  (iv) [The] IN THE ABSENCE OF A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN A  RACING
ASSOCIATION  OR CORPORATION AND THE RECOGNIZED HORSEMEN'S ASSOCIATION AT
THAT TRACK, THE state [racing  and  wagering  board]  GAMING  COMMISSION
shall  as  a  condition  of racing require an association [authorized to
operate in areas other than Westchester or Nassau  county]  to  withhold
[one]  SEVEN percent of all [purses] PURSE FUNDS FROM ALL SOURCES and to
pay such sum to the horsemen's organization representing the owners  and
trainers  utilizing  the  facilities  of  such  association  which had a
contract with the association governing  the  conditions  of  racing  on
January first, nineteen hundred ninety-two, as determined by the board.
  S  2. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 318
of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding  law,  as  amended  by
chapter 281 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
  (ii) except as otherwise provided in this paragraph an amount equal to
six  and  eight-tenths  per  centum  of  the  total  pool resulting from
on-track regular bets, an amount equal  to  seven  and  ninety-five  one
hundredths per centum of the total pool resulting from on-track multiple
bets,  an  amount equal to ten and one-half per centum of the total pool
resulting from on-track exotic bets, an  amount  equal  to  fifteen  and
one-half  per  centum  of  the  total daily pool resulting from on-track
super exotic bets shall be used exclusively  for  purses,  of  which  an
amount  of not less than ninety per centum shall be used exclusively for
purses for overnight races conducted by such association or corporation.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2013-A10004B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §318, RWB L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A1609
2017-2018: A1821
2019-2020: A4636
2021-2022: A3465

2013-A10004B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to horsemen's health insurance.

2013-A10004B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                10004--B

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 6, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON  RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Pretlow,
  Simanowitz) -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Racing  and
  Wagering  --  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from  said
  committee  with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommit-
  ted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding  law,  in
  relation to horsemen's health insurance

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subparagraph (iv)  of  paragraph  b  of  subdivision  1  of
section  318  of  the  racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, as
added by chapter 281 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
  (iv) [The] IN THE ABSENCE OF A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN A  RACING
ASSOCIATION  OR CORPORATION AND THE RECOGNIZED HORSEMEN'S ASSOCIATION AT
THAT TRACK, THE state [racing  and  wagering  board]  GAMING  COMMISSION
shall  as  a  condition  of racing require an association [authorized to
operate in areas other than Westchester or Nassau  county]  to  withhold
[one  percent  of]  THE  SAME AMOUNT PAID BY CONTRACT IN THE MOST RECENT
CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT FROM all [purses] PURSE FUNDS FROM ALL SOURCES and
to pay such sum to the horsemen's organization representing  the  owners
and  trainers  utilizing  the facilities of such association which had a
contract with the association governing  the  conditions  of  racing  on
January first, nineteen hundred ninety-two, as determined by the board.
  S  2. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 318
of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding  law,  as  amended  by
chapter 281 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
  (ii) except as otherwise provided in this paragraph an amount equal to
six  and  eight-tenths  per  centum  of  the  total  pool resulting from
on-track regular bets, an amount equal  to  seven  and  ninety-five  one
hundredths per centum of the total pool resulting from on-track multiple
bets,  an  amount equal to ten and one-half per centum of the total pool
resulting from on-track exotic bets, an  amount  equal  to  fifteen  and
one-half  per  centum  of  the  total daily pool resulting from on-track
super exotic bets shall be used exclusively  for  purses,  of  which  an
amount  of not less than ninety per centum shall be used exclusively for
purses for overnight races conducted by such association or corporation.
              

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