New York A 5904: Creates a racing fan advisory board, establishing an I Love NY Racing promotion and awarding the New York State Horse Racing Farm of the Year Award

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A05904 Summary:

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Add §912, RWB L; amd §100, Ec Dev L

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Relates to creating a racing fan advisory board to provide advice to the state racing and wagering board on issues related to horse racing and wagering; establishes an I Love NY Racing promotion and the New York State Horse Racing Farm of the Year Award.

Go to top A05904 Actions:

BILL NOA05904 

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02/24/2025referred to racing and wagering

01/07/2026referred to racing and wagering

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5904

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 24, 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 and
 the economic development law, in relation to creating a racing fan
 advisory board and establishing an I Love NY Racing promotion

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

 1 Section 1. The racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law is
 2 amended by adding a new section 912 to read as follows:
 3 § 912. Racing fan advisory board. 1. There is hereby created a racing
 4 fan advisory board to provide advice to the New York state gaming
 5 commission on issues related to horse racing and wagering.
 6 2. The racing fan advisory board shall be a seven member board
 7 appointed by the governor as follows: three persons appointed by the
 8 governor; one person appointed by the governor upon the recommendation
 9 of the temporary president of the senate; one person appointed by the
 10 governor upon the recommendation of the speaker of the assembly; one
 11 person appointed by the governor upon the joint recommendation of the
 12 chairpersons of the senate committee on racing, wagering and gaming and
 13 the assembly committee on racing and wagering; one member appointed by
 14 the governor upon the recommendation of the members of the New York
 15 state gaming commission. The chairperson of the advisory board shall be
 16 selected by the governor and serve in that position at the governor's
 17 pleasure. No member of the board shall own more than one horse, or
 18 portion of an interest in a horse, which races competitively in any
 19 calendar year at any race track licensed or regulated by the New York
 20 state gaming commission.
 21 3. Of the three members appointed by the governor, the following qual-
 22 ifications shall be considered prior to appointment: involvement with a
 23 non-profit corporation which seeks to promote fan development in the
 24 sport of horse racing; or employment with an off-track-betting corpo-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09489-01-5

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 1 ration established pursuant to this chapter; or certification and licen-
 2 sure as a veterinarian with a practice devoted primarily to horses.
 3 4. Each member shall be appointed for a term of seven years, except
 4 the first member appointed by the governor upon the recommendation of
 5 the chairpersons of the senate racing, wagering and gaming committee and
 6 assembly racing and wagering committee, who shall be appointed for a
 7 term of one year; and the first member appointed by the governor upon
 8 the recommendation of the speaker of the assembly and the temporary
 9 president of the senate shall be appointed to terms of three years; and
 10 the members appointed by the governor who shall have the aforementioned
 11 experience shall be appointed to terms of five years; and the member
 12 appointed by the governor, upon the recommendation of the members of the
 13 New York state gaming commission shall be appointed to a term of seven
 14 years. Vacancies shall be filled by the manner of the appointment of
 15 the vacated position for the unexpired term.
 16 5. The members of the racing fan advisory board shall serve without
 17 compensation but may request and shall receive assistance from th