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A07802 Summary:

A07802 Actions:

A07802 Committee Votes:

Committee:RACING AND WAGERING   Chair:Woerner      
DATE:04/30/2025AYE/NAY:11/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Woerner
Aye
Gallahan
Aye
Solages
Aye
Durso
Aye
Santabarbara
Aye
Bendett
Aye
Pheffer Amato
Aye
Vanel
Aye
Sayegh
Aye
Kay
Aye
Wright
Aye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Pretlow      
DATE:05/27/2025AYE/NAY:32/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Pretlow
Aye
Ra
Aye
Glick
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Colton
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Walsh
Aye
Ramos
Aye
DeStefano
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Manktelow
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Smullen
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Dilan
Absent
Seawright
Aye
Hyndman
Excused
Walker
Excused
Bichotte Hermel
Aye
Simon
Aye
Cruz
Aye
Otis
Aye
Solages
Aye
Hunter
Aye
Epstein
Aye
Septimo
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Pretlow      
DATE:06/06/2025AYE/NAY:27/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Glick
Excused
Ra
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Magnarelli
Excused
Reilly
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Smith
Excused
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Jensen
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Davila
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Hunter
Aye
Taylor
Aye
Cruz
Aye
Vanel
Aye

A07802 Floor Votes:

A07802 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)



 
BILL NUMBER: A7802A
 
SPONSOR: Sayegh

 
TITLE OF BILL:
 
An act to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
relation to requiring harness racetrack locations awarded a gaming
facility license maintain live racing activity
 
 
PURPOSE:
 
This legislation will require harness racetrack locations awarded a full
gaming facility license to maintain live racing activity.
 
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
 
Section 1 creates a new paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 1355
of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law to require harness
racetrack locations awarded a gaming facility license maintain live
racing activity.
 
Section 2 sets the effective date.
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:
 
With the expansion of pending full-license casinos in New York State, it
is essential that those sites that presently have racetrack locations
continue to offer live racing activity. The Racing Industry in New York
State provides more than 19,000 direct jobs and $3 billion annual impact
to the State. This bill would clarify and remove any vagueness or poten-
tial confusion in terms of racing activity.
 
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
 
A4907 - 2023/2024
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
 
None.
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law.

A07802 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         7802--A
 
                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     April 11, 2025
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on  Racing and Wagering -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
        AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding  law,  in
          relation  to  requiring  harness  racetrack locations awarded a gaming
          facility license maintain live racing activity
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision  1 of section 1355 of the
     2  racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, as amended by chapter 243
     3  of the laws of 2020, is amended and a new paragraph (c) is added to read
     4  as follows:
     5    (b) All racetrack locations awarded a gaming  facility  license  shall
     6  maintain  racing  activity  and  race dates pursuant to articles two and
     7  three of this chapter[.];
     8    (c) All harness racetrack locations awarded a gaming facility  license
     9  shall  maintain live racing activity and race dates pursuant to articles
    10  two and three of this chapter.
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
    12  have become a law.
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05462-02-5

A07802 LFIN:

 
NO LFIN

A07802 Chamber Video/Transcript: