New York A 8206: Relates to welfare, medical, and retirement plans provided by a horsemen's organization in the absence of contractual obligations

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A08206 Summary:

BILL NOA08206 

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SAME ASSAME AS S02612-B

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SPONSORWoerner

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COSPNSRSayegh, Santabarbara

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §318, RWB L

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Relates to welfare, medical, and retirement plans provided by a horsemen's organization in the absence of contractual obligations; provides 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 require such corporation or association to pay to the horsemen's organization an amount determined in accordance with the previously negotiated contract for welfare, medical, or retirement plans, including any associated costs, provided by the horsemen's organization to participants in racing at the licensed harness racing facility; provides the amounts shall be paid monthly from the horsemen's gross purse enhancement amount from video lottery gaming.

Go to top A08206 Actions:

BILL NOA08206 

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05/05/2025referred to racing and wagering

05/20/2025reported referred to ways and means

06/12/2025reported referred to rules

06/16/2025reported 

06/16/2025rules report cal.823

06/16/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.823

06/16/2025substituted by s2612b

&nbspS02612 AMEND=B ADDABBO

&nbsp01/21/2025REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING

&nbsp04/22/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING

&nbsp04/22/2025PRINT NUMBER 2612A

&nbsp05/28/20251ST REPORT CAL.1328

&nbsp05/29/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp06/04/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp06/05/2025AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 2612B

&nbsp06/10/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/10/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/10/2025referred to ways and means

&nbsp06/16/2025substituted for a8206

&nbsp06/16/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.823

&nbsp06/16/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/16/2025returned to senate

&nbsp12/08/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp12/19/2025SIGNED CHAP.680

&nbsp12/19/2025APPROVAL MEMO.60

Go to topA08206 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:RACING AND WAGERING Chair:Woerner 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:10/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means WoernerAyeGallahanAye

SolagesAyeDursoAye

SantabarbaraAyeBendettAye

Pheffer AmatoAye

VanelAye

SayeghExcused

KayAye

WrightAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/12/2025AYE/NAY:34/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyePalmesanoAye

WeprinExcusedWalshAye

RamosAyeDeStefanoAye

BraunsteinAyeManktelowAye

McDonaldAyeSmullenAye

RozicAyeGiglioAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAye

SeptimoAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/16/2025AYE/NAY:29/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliAyeReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicExcused

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA08206 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA08206 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8206

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Racing and Wagering

 AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
 relation to welfare, medical, and retirement plans provided by a
 horsemen's organization in the absence of contractual obligations

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 318 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breed-
 2 ing law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
 3 6. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in the
 4 absence of a contract between the licensed harness racing corporation or
 5 association and the representative horsemen's organization, the state
 6 gaming c