New York Senate Bill 1611

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING
Pending: Senate Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Relates to horsemen's health, welfare, pension and administrative benefits for harness racing licensees in the absence of contractual obligations; requires that in the absence of a contract between the licensed harness racing corporation or association and the representative horsemen's organization, the state gaming commission shall as a condition of racing require an association or corporation to withhold and pay eight percent of all unpaid and existing monies and to pay such sum to the horsemen's organization quarterly at facilities located in Westchester and Nassau county.

Relates to horsemen's health, welfare, pension and administrative benefits for harness racing licensees in the absence of contractual obligations; requires that in the absence of a contract between the licensed harness racing corporation or association and the representative horsemen's organization, the state gaming commission shall as a condition of racing require an association or corporation to withhold and pay eight percent of all unpaid and existing monies and to pay such sum to the horsemen's organization quarterly at facilities located in Westchester and Nassau county.

Sen. Joseph Addabbo [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-03	Senate	REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING
2023-05-16	Senate	PRINT NUMBER 1611A
2023-05-16	Senate	AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING
2023-01-13	Senate	REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING

A03475 (Same As) 2024-01-03 - referred to racing and wagering

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S1611
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S01611&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S01611
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S01611&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S01611A