Relates to horsemen's health, welfare, pension and administrative benefits for harness racing licensees in the absence of contractual obligations
Summary
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 eight percent of all purses and to pay such sum to the horsemen's organization quarterly at facilities located in Westchester and Nassau county.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Assembly Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 29, 2021
Last action Feb 15, 2022
Floor votes · Assembly Jun 1, 2021
How they voted
138–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 141
Jun 1, 2021
D
Democratic101
97% Yea
R
Republican40
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 15, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 1, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
Jun 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 19, 2021
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Apr 29, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO RACING AND WAGERING
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gary Pretlow
DDemocratic
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