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 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.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2024
Assembly Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
Vetoed
Nov 2024
Introduced Feb 3, 2023
Vetoed Nov 22, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 6, 2024 · Assembly May 23, 2024
How they voted
61–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 62
Jun 6, 2024
D
Democratic41
100% Yea
R
Republican21
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Nov 22, 2024
Amended
TABLED
lower
Nov 22, 2024
Vetoed
VETOED MEMO.23
lower
Jun 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 23, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING
upper
May 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 20, 2024
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 14, 2024
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Jan 3, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO RACING AND WAGERING
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 3475A
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO RACING AND WAGERING
lower
Feb 3, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO RACING AND WAGERING
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gary Pretlow
DDemocratic
Co
Carrie Woerner
DDemocratic
Co
Nader Sayegh
DDemocratic
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