Bill Text: NY A00921 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to exempting the New York Jockey Injury Compensation Fund, Inc. from certain assessments under the workers' compensation law.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to racing and wagering [A00921 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A00921-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          921
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    January 8, 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 the New York Jockey Injury Compensation Fund, Inc.
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 10 of section 221 of  the  racing,  pari-mutuel
    2  wagering and breeding law, as amended by chapter 325 of the laws of 2004
    3  and  such  section  as  renumbered by chapter 18 of the laws of 2008, is
    4  amended to read as follows:
    5    10. The fund shall be exempt from payment of all fees  and  all  taxes
    6  levied  by this state or any of its subdivisions, except taxes levied on
    7  real property.   THE FUND SHALL ALSO  BE  EXEMPT  FROM  PAYMENT  OF  ALL
    8  ASSESSMENTS  UNDER SECTION ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE OF THE WORKERS' COMPEN-
    9  SATION LAW AND NO INSURANCE CARRIER OR THE STATE INSURANCE FUND SHALL BE
   10  REQUIRED TO COLLECT ANY SUCH ASSESSMENTS FROM THE FUND. ANY GROUP ESTAB-
   11  LISHED BY NEW YORK HORSEMEN UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF  SECTION  NINETY-ONE
   12  OF  THE  WORKERS'  COMPENSATION LAW SHALL ALSO BE EXEMPT FROM PAYMENT OF
   13  ALL ASSESSMENTS UNDER SECTION ONE  HUNDRED  FIFTY-ONE  OF  THE  WORKERS'
   14  COMPENSATION  LAW  AND THE STATE INSURANCE FUND SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO
   15  COLLECT ANY SUCH ASSESSMENTS FROM ANY SUCH GROUP.
   16    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
   17  have been in full force and effect on and after January 1, 2015.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD03043-01-5