Bill Text: NY S01059 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to harness racing.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-06-20 - COMMITTED TO RULES [S01059 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S01059-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1059
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                     January 6, 2017
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        Introduced by Sens. BONACIC, LARKIN, MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered
          printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
        AN  ACT  to  amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
          relation to harness racing
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of section 301 of the racing, pari-mutuel
     2  wagering and breeding law is amended to read as follows:
     3    3. The term "racing", as used in this article, shall be  construed  to
     4  mean  utilizing only [horse racing in which the horses participating are
     5  harnessed] horses that are registered with a recognized  breed  registry
     6  as  standard (harness) and where the standardbred horse is attached to a
     7  sulky, carriage, or similar vehicle[, and shall not include any form  of
     8  horse  racing  in  which  the horses participating are] or mounted [by a
     9  jockey].
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04459-01-7