Relates to welfare, medical, and retirement plans provided by a horsemen's organization in the absence of contractual obligations, the official text

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                                  2612--B
     Cal. No. 1328
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 21, 2025
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 Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and  Wager-
   ing  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported  favorably  from
   said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third
   reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted, retaining its place in the
   order of third reading
 
 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:
 
   Section  1. Section 318 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breed-
 ing law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  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 ORGAN-
 IZATION TO PARTICIPANTS IN RACING AT  THE LICENSED HARNESS RACING FACIL-
 ITY.  THE  AMOUNTS SHALL BE PAID MONTHLY FROM THE HORSEMEN'S GROSS PURSE
 ENHANCEMENT AMOUNT FROM VIDEO LOTTERY GAMING.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06878-06-5