New York A 3250: Clarifies certain provisions regarding conflicts of interest of certain public employees

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A03250 Summary:

BILL NOA03250 

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SAME ASSAME AS S03580

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SPONSORWoerner

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §107, RWB L

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Clarifies certain provisions regarding conflicts of interest of certain public employees regarding the licensing of a participant in horse racing activities.

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BILL NOA03250 

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01/27/2025referred to racing and wagering

01/07/2026referred to racing and wagering

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3250

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 27, 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 conflicts of interest of certain public employees

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 6, 7 and 8 of section 107 of the racing,
 2 pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, as added by section 1 of part A
 3 of chapter 60 of the laws of 2012, are amended to read as follows:
 4 6. (a) The following public employees are prohibited from holding any
 5 license from the commission:
 6 [(a)] (i) an employee of the commission; any director or employee of a
 7 regional off-track betting corporation employed in a management, confi-
 8 dential or supervisory capacity for purposes of their position with
 9 off-track betting; or
 10 [(b)] (ii) an employee of the state legislature; provided, however,
 11 that an employee of the state legislature whose duties in such position
 12 do not relate to gaming activities shall not be subject to the prohibi-
 13 tions of this section if [he or she] such employee held a license from
 14 the former state racing and wagering board while employed by the state
 15 legislature prior to July first, nineteen hundred eighty; or
 16 [(c)] (iii) an employee of any local legislative body whose duties
 17 involve gaming activities; or
 18 [(d)] (iv) an employee of any state or local board, agency, authority
 19 or other state or local governmental body, the duties of which relate to
 20 gaming activities or the taxation thereof.
 21 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, for
 22 the purpose of this section the term "gaming activity" shall mean to
 23 direct or take part in the operation or management of any form of legal-
 24 ized gaming, including, but not limited to, Class III gaming under the
 25 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq., pari-mutuel

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07329-01-5

 A. 3250 2

 1 wagering, both on-track and off-track, bingo and charitable games of
 2 chance and the state lottery for education.
 3 7. (a) No public officer, public employee or party officer shall:
 4 [(a)] (i) own or hold, directly or indirectly, any proprietary inter-
 5 est, stock or obligation of any firm, association or corporation [(i)]
 6 (1) which is licensed by the commission to conduct video lottery gaming
 7 or horse racing activities, or [(ii)] (2) which conducts its occupation,
 8 trade, or business at a racetrack at which pari-mutuel race meets are
 9 conducted or facility where video lottery gaming activity is conducted
 10 whether or not a license is required, or [(iii)] (3) which owns or leas-
 11 es to any enfranchised or licensed association or corporation a race-
 12 track at which pari-mutuel racing is conducted or facility where video
 13 lottery gaming activity is conducted, or [(iv)] (4) which participates
 14 in the management of any franchise holder or licensee conducting video
 15 lottery gaming or horse racing activities; or
 16 [(b)] (ii) hold any office or employment with any firm, association or
 17 corporation specified in [paragraph (a) of this subdivision] subpara-
 18 graph (i) of this paragraph, except as provided in subdivision eight of
 19 this section; or
 20 [(c)] (iii) sell, or be a member of a firm, or own ten per centum or
 21 more of the stock of any corporat