NY State Senate Bill 2011-S3828

Senate Bill S3828

Signed By Governor

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides for the issuance of free and reduced fee passes, cards and badges for horse racetracks, as deemed appropriate by the operator

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

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Aug 03, 2011	signed chap.370
Jul 22, 2011	delivered to governor
Jun 21, 2011	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.325 substituted for s3828
Jun 21, 2011	substituted by a6255
Apr 12, 2011	advanced to third reading
Apr 11, 2011	2nd report cal.
Apr 06, 2011	1st report cal.325
Mar 07, 2011	referred to racing, gaming and wagering

Votes

- Jun 21, 2011 - Floor Vote
  A6255
  
  60
  
  Aye
  
  2
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 21, 2011
      
      aye (60)
      
      Adams
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Alesi
      
      Avella
      
      Ball
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Flanagan
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Grisanti
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Huntley
      
      Johnson
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Kruger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Martins
      
      Maziarz
      
      McDonald
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oppenheimer
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Saland
      
      Sampson
      
      Savino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Smith
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      Zeldin
      
      nay (2)
      
      Duane
      
      Krueger
  Apr 6, 2011 - Racing, Gaming And Wagering Committee Vote
  S3828
  
  8
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Racing, Gaming And Wagering Committee Vote: Apr 6, 2011
      
      aye (8)
      
      Adams
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bonacic
      
      Griffo
      
      McDonald
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Hannon
      
      excused (1)
      
      Huntley

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2011-S3828 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6255
Law Section:: Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§243, 324 & 422, RWB L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:: S644, A932

2011-S3828 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the issuance of free passes, cards, or badges for horse racetracks to certain persons, as deemed appropriate by the operator of the racetrack; authorizes the issuance of free and reduced fee passes, cards or badges to the general public or to a segment of the general public as part of a promotion or marketing program to increase attendance at live race meets.

2011-S3828 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S3828

TITLE OF BILL:

An act
to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation
to free and reduced fee
passes, cards and badges

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this bill authorize and encourage racetracks to conduct
promotional campaigns to increase attendance at New York's
thoroughbred and harness race tracks. This is being done by
authorizing such race tracks to expand the number of persons that are
qualified to obtain a free or reduced fee pass, card or badge to
enter a race track, at the discretion of such track. Giving
racetracks more latitude to develop and implement promotional
campaigns geared to the general public may help such tracks to
increase attendance at such facilities.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends Racing & Wagering Law section 243 to expand the
number of persons that are qualified to obtain a free or reduced fee
pass, card or badge to enter a thoroughbred race track to include any

other person or guest that is deemed appropriate by the operator of
such thoroughbred race track or as part of promotional campaign open
to the general public or a segment of the general public.

Section 2: Amends Racing & Wagering Law section 324 to expand the
number of persons that are qualified to obtain a free or reduced fee
pass, card or badge to enter a harness race track to include any
other person or guest that is deemed appropriate by the operator of
such harness race track. In addition, free or reduced fee passes may
be issued to the general public in connection with any track
sponsored promotional campaign or marketing program to increase live
race attendance.

Section 3: Amends Racing & wagering Law section 422 to expand the
number of persons that are qualified to obtain a free or reduced fee
pass, card or badge to enter a quarter horse race track to include
any other person or guest that is deemed appropriate by the operator
of such quarter horse race track. Also, free or reduced fee passes
may be issued to the general public to increase public participation
at such quarter horse events.

Section 4: Effective date.

EXISTING LAW:

Under current law, only a select group of public officers and
employees engaged in the regulation of racing events and employees of
the racing industry that are conducting race meets are allowed to be
awarded free passes, cards or badges to enter a horse race track.


JUSTIFICATION:

Under current law, horse owners and racing industry regulators may
obtain free passes to enter into a racetrack, however members of the
horse owner's family and friends are precluded from receiving such
passes. Attendance at horse racing events has been in a steady
decline for the past thirty years.
This had lead to reduced betting handle for the racetrack and a less
than exciting experience for the racing fan. This is an outdated law
that needs to be revised.

This measure will allow horse race track operators to issue more free
or reduced fee passes to promote attendance of individuals at live
horse racing events. Allowing the issuance of more free passes will
not only increase attendance and the excitement of those horse racing
events, it may encourage an increase in betting handle at such racing
facilities and the patronage of restaurants located at such tracks.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

This bill should increase attendance at live horse racing events,
consequently, it may increase the betting handle and the taxes
collected on such handle.

LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Encouraging more attendance at live horse racing events and the
profits generated by such events will enhance a racing facility's
ability to pay local property and use taxes.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect on the 180th day after it shall have
become a law.

2011-S3828 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3828

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 7, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. KLEIN, CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Racing,  Gaming
  and Wagering

AN  ACT  to  amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
  relation to free and reduced fee passes, cards and badges

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

  Section  1. Section 243 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breed-
ing law, as amended by chapter 18 of the laws of  2008,  is  amended  to
read as follows:
  S  243.  Free  OR  REDUCED  FEE passes, cards or badges. A corporation
licensed or franchised to conduct pari-mutuel betting on  races  run  on
its  racetrack[,  shall  not]  MAY  issue  free  passes, cards or badges
[except]  to  [persons  hereafter  described:  officers]  ANY  QUALIFIED
PERSON.  A  QUALIFIED  PERSON SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO,
OFFICERS and employees of the corporation conducting the  race  meeting,
members,  officers and employees of the state racing and wagering board,
members and employees of the jockey club, members and employees  of  the
national  steeplechase  and  hunt association, members of turf organiza-
tions of other states and foreign countries, public officers engaged  in
the  performance  of their duties, persons actually employed and accred-
ited by the press to attend  such  meetings,  owners,  stable  managers,
trainers,  jockeys,  jockey  managers, grooms, concessionaires, spouses,
domestic partners and children of owners, trainers  and  jockeys,  [and]
other  persons  whose actual duties require their presence at such race-
track, AND ANY OTHER PERSON OR GUEST DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY  SUCH  CORPO-
RATION.  IN ADDITION, FREE OR REDUCED FEE PASSES, CARDS OR BADGES MAY BE
ISSUED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC  OR  SEGMENTS  OF  THE  GENERAL  PUBLIC  IN
CONNECTION  WITH ANY PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN OR MARKETING PROGRAM SPONSORED
BY SUCH CORPORATION TO INCREASE ATTENDANCE AT  LIVE  RACE  MEETS.    The
issuance  of  free  passes, cards or badges shall be under the rules and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09633-01-1

S. 3828                             2

regulations of the state racing and wagering board [and a  list  of  all
persons  to  whom free passes, cards or badges are issued shall be filed
with the state racing and wagering board].
  S  2. Section 324 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law
is amended to read as follows:
  S 324. Free OR REDUCED FEE passes, cards or badges.  A corporation  or
association  licensed  to  conduct  pari-mutuel betting on harness horse
races run at its racetrack [shall not] MAY issue free passes,  cards  or
badges [except] to [persons hereafter described: officers] ANY QUALIFIED
PERSON.  A  QUALIFIED  PERSON SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO,
OFFICERS and employees of the corporation or association conducting  the
race  meeting,  members, officers, and employees of the state racing and
wagering board, members of harness racing associations of  other  states
and  foreign  countries,  public  officers engaged in the performance of
their duties, persons actually employed and accredited by the  press  to
attend  such  meetings,  owners,  stable  managers,  trainers,  drivers,
concessionaires  [and],  SPOUSES,  DOMESTIC  PARTNERS  AND  CHILDREN  OF
OWNERS,  TRAINERS AND DRIVERS, other persons whose actual duties require
their presence at such racetrack, AND ANY OTHER PERSON OR  GUEST  DEEMED
APPROPRIATE  BY  SUCH  CORPORATION  OR ASSOCIATION. IN ADDITION, FREE OR
REDUCED FEE PASSES, CARDS OR BADGES MAY BE ISSUED TO THE GENERAL  PUBLIC
OR  SEGMENTS  OF  THE  GENERAL PUBLIC IN CONNECTION WITH ANY PROMOTIONAL
CAMPAIGN OR MARKETING PROGRAM SPONSORED BY SUCH CORPORATION  OR  ASSOCI-
ATION  TO  INCREASE ATTENDANCE AT LIVE RACE MEETS.  The issuance of free
passes, cards or badges shall be under the rules and regulations of  the
state  racing and wagering board [and a list of all persons to whom free
passes, cards or badges are issued shall be filed with the state  racing
and wagering board].
  S  3. Section 422 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law
is amended to read as follows:
  S 422. Free OR REDUCED FEE passes, cards or badges. A  corporation  or
association  licensed  to  conduct  pari-mutuel betting on quarter horse
races run at its racetrack [shall] MAY issue free passes, cards or badg-
es to [persons hereafter described: officers] ANY  QUALIFIED  PERSON.  A
QUALIFIED PERSON SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO, OFFICERS and
employees of the corporation or association conducting the race meeting,
members, officers, and employees of the state racing and wagering board,
members of quarter horse racing associations of other states and foreign
countries,  public  officers engaged in the performance of their duties,
persons actually employed and accredited by the  press  to  attend  such
meetings,  owners,  stable  managers, trainers, jockeys, concessionaires
[and], SPOUSES, DOMESTIC PARTNERS AND CHILDREN OF OWNERS,  TRAINERS  AND
JOCKEYS,  other  persons  whose  actual duties require their presence at
such racetrack, AND ANY OTHER PERSON OR GUEST DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY SUCH
CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION. IN ADDITION, FREE  OR  REDUCED  FEE  PASSES,
CARDS  OR  BADGES MAY BE ISSUED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR SEGMENTS OF THE
GENERAL PUBLIC IN CONNECTION WITH ANY PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN OR  MARKETING
PROGRAM SPONSORED BY SUCH CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION TO INCREASE ATTEND-
ANCE  AT  LIVE RACE MEETS.  The issuance of free passes, cards or badges
shall be under the rules and regulations of the state racing and  wager-
ing board [and a list of all persons to whom free passes, cards or badg-
es are issued shall be filed with the state racing and wagering board].
  S 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.

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