Relates to funds in the Catskill off-track betting corporation's capital acquisition fund
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Vetoed
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Relates to funds in the Catskill off-track betting corporation's capital acquisition fund” Read the full text
Senate
What it does
Provides that from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026, twenty-three percent of funds in the Catskill off-track betting corporation's capital acquisition fund shall be made available for certain past due obligations; requires such corporation to submit an expenditure plan for approval before accessing such funds.
Summary from the sponsor's memo in the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
REFERRED TO RULES · Jun 9, 2025
Senate
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1952 · Jun 12, 2025
Senate
PASSED SENATE · Jun 12, 2025
Senate
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · Jun 12, 2025
Senate
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS · Jun 12, 2025
Assembly
SUBSTITUTED FOR A8892 · Jun 13, 2025
Assembly
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.702 · Jun 13, 2025
Assembly
PASSED ASSEMBLY · Jun 13, 2025
Assembly
RETURNED TO SENATE · Jun 13, 2025
Assembly
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR · Dec 1, 2025
Senate
VETOED MEMO.101 · Dec 5, 2025
Senate
Why the Governor vetoed it
VETO MESSAGE - No. 101 TO THE SENATE: I am returning herewith, without my approval, the following bill: Senate Bill Number 8419, entitled: "AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation to funds in the Catskill off-track betting corpo- ration's capital acquisition fund" NOT APPROVED This bill would allow the Catskill off-track betting (OTB) corporation to invade its capital acquisition fund to pay down certain debt. For the past three years, the state has authorized OTB corporations to access their capital acquisition funds ("CAF") to pay down existing debts. However, before an OTB was allowed to access this money pursuant to this law, it had to attest that it was compliant with current law and was not using money that belonged to other entities. Catskill was unable to make such an attestation in each of those years and was therefore not allowed to access...
Veto message no. 101, quoted verbatim from the official record, signed KATHY HOCHUL. The full message is on the official bill page.
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.
Recorded votes
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-06-12 · EXC 4, NAY 1, AYE 58
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-06-12 · EXC 1, AYEWR 4, AYE 16
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the New York legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Who is lobbying on this
THE CATSKILL REGIONAL OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATIONvia HINMAN STRAUB ADVISORS, LLC
4 filingsFrom 4 filings in New York State lobbying disclosures (COELIG), via data.ny.gov, naming this bill (2025). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Nothing on this page shows why any vote was cast. Recorded votes and lobbying filings are separate official records, self-reported by different parties, and neither explains the other.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Vetoed (Dec 5, 2025).