New York S 6594: Relates to the investment of funds wagered on video lottery gaming for certain horse races; repealer

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S06594 Summary:

BILL NOS06594 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03095

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SPONSORJACKSON

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COSPNSRBRISPORT, CLEARE, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, KRUEGER, RIVERA, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§1612 & 1617-a, rpld §1612 sub b ¶3, Tax L; rpld §1355 sub 1 ¶(b), RWB L

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Relates to the investment of funds wagered on video lottery gaming for certain horse races.

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BILL NOS06594 

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03/18/2025REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING

01/07/2026REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6594

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 18, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. JACKSON, BRISPORT, CLEARE, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, KRUEGER,
 RIVERA, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wager-
 ing

 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to the investment of funds
 wagered on video lottery gaming for certain horse races; to repeal
 certain provisions of the tax law relating thereto; and to repeal
 paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 1355 of the racing, pari-mu-
 tuel wagering and breeding law relating thereto

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision f of section 1612 of the tax law, as amended by
 2 chapter 174 of the laws of 2013, paragraph 1 as amended by section 2 of
 3 part OO of chapter 59 of the laws of 2014, paragraph 3 as amended by
 4 section 2 of part V of chapter 59 of the laws of 2020 and subparagraph
 5 (i) of paragraph 3 as designated and subparagraph (ii) of paragraph 3 as
 6 added by section 8 of part X of chapter 59 of the laws of 2023, is
 7 amended to read as follows:
 8 f. As consideration for the operation of the video lottery gaming
 9 facility at Aqueduct racetrack, the division shall cause the investment
 10 in the education system of the state of New York and the racing industry
 11 of the following percentages of the vendor fee to be deposited or paid,
 12 as follows:
 13 1. Six and one-half percent of the total wagered after payout of
 14 prizes for the first year of operation of video lottery gaming at Aque-
 15 duct racetrack, seven percent of the total wagered after payout of
 16 prizes for the second year of operation, and seven and one-half percent
 17 of the total wagered after payout of prizes for the third year of opera-
 18 tion and thereafter, for the purpose of [enhancing purses at Aqueduct
 19 racetrack, Belmont Park racetrack and Saratoga race course. One percent
 20 of the gross purse enhancement amount, as required by this subdivision,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06360-02-5

 S. 6594 2

 1 shall be paid to the gaming commission to be used exclusively to promote
 2 and ensure equine health and safety in New York. Any portion of such
 3 funding to the gaming commission unused during a fiscal year shall be
 4 returned on a pro rata basis in accordance with the amounts originally
 5 contributed and shall be used for the purpose of enhancing purses at
 6 such tracks] funding the education system of the state of New York,
 7 shall be deposited in the state lottery fund for additional lottery
 8 grants to eligible school districts, including schools serving students
 9 with disabilities and schools with preschool special education programs.
 10 [One and one-half percent of the gross purse enhancement amount, as
 11 required by this subdivision, shall be paid to an account established
 12 pursuant to section two hundred twenty-one-a of the racing, pari-mutuel
 13 wagering and breeding law to be used exclusively to provide health
 14 insurance for jockeys.]
 15 2. [One] Eight and one-half percent of the total wagered after payout
 16 of prizes [for the first year of operation of video lottery gaming at
 17 Aqueduct racetrack, one and one-quarter percent of the total wagered
 18 after payout of prizes for the second year of operation, and one and
 19 one-half percent o