New York Senate Bill 1957

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-05-14 - REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Specifies who can operate a handicapping tournament; requires handicapping tournament operators to distribute no less than eighty percent of entry fees as prizes to the winners of a handicapping tournament; requires that five percent of the portion of the gross revenue collected by an operator on handicapping tournament entry fees from New York participants that is not distributed as prizes to the winners of a tournament be distributed quarterly by such operator to the horsemen's organization for welfare and medical plans for regularly employed backstretch employees.

Specifies who can operate a handicapping tournament; requires handicapping tournament operators to distribute no less than eighty percent of entry fees as prizes to the winners of a handicapping tournament; requires that five percent of the portion of the gross revenue collected by an operator on handicapping tournament entry fees from New York participants that is not distributed as prizes to the winners of a tournament be distributed quarterly by such operator to the horsemen's organization for welfare and medical plans for regularly employed backstretch employees.

Sen. Joseph Addabbo [D]

Sen. Leroy Comrie [D]

2024-05-14 - Senate - Senate Racing, Gaming And Wagering Committee Vote (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-13 - Senate - Senate Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee Vote (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-05-14	Senate	REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
2024-01-03	Senate	REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING
2023-05-25	Senate	PRINT NUMBER 1957A
2023-05-25	Senate	AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
2023-02-13	Senate	REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
2023-01-17	Senate	REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING

A03611 (Same As) 2024-01-03 - referred to racing and wagering

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S1957
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S01957&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S01957
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S01957&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S01957A
Roll Call	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S1957#SC1
Roll Call	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S1957#SC2