Horse Racing Legislation Update
SACRAMENTO,
Calif. (Aug. 3, 2006) -- The Legislature returns from the summer recess on Monday
August 7th. They will be in session until August 31, when they will adjourn until
next year. Summaries of the horseracing legislation that is still under
consideration can be found below.
It appears that the Instant Horse
Racing bill is dead, although it was referred to the Senate Rules committee
after it was pulled from the Senate GO Committee calendar by the Chair, Dean Florez. It could be revived and re-referred to the GO
committee, but in the face of strong opposition by many Indian tribes and
a lack of total support by the racing industry it is unlikely.
During the interim, the November
election will be front and center for many legislators. CTBA encourages all
members to consider the candidates and the initiatives that will be on the
ballot and we will provide information on them as the election gets closer.
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Horseracing bill summaries
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CA AB 1949
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AUTHOR:
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Horton J (D)
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TITLE:
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Horse Racing
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FISCAL COMMITTEE:
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No
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URGENCY CLAUSE:
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No
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INTRODUCED:
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02/02/2006
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LAST AMEND:
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06/19/2006
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DISPOSITION:
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Pending
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FILE:
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203
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LOCATION:
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Senate Consent Calendar - Second
Legislative Day
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SUMMARY:
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Requires that the board of
directors for the thoroughbred trainers
organization and thoroughbred owners' organization to appoint 3 mutually
agreed upon persons who qualify as owner-trainers to the board of the
thoroughbred owners' organization.
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STATUS:
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06/28/2006
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In SENATE. Read second time. To
Consent Calendar.
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Commentary:
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CTT sponsored bill. It was heard
in Assembly GO on May 3 and passed and is now on consent.
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[See the attached file]
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[See
the attached file]
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CA AB 2187
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AUTHOR:
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Liu (D)
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TITLE:
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Livestock: Liens
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FISCAL COMMITTEE:
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yes
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URGENCY CLAUSE:
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no
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INTRODUCED:
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02/22/2006
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LAST AMEND:
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04/20/2006
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DISPOSITION:
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Pending
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LOCATION:
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Senate Judiciary Committee
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SUMMARY:
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Permits a livestock servicer, if the obligations of the owner are not
satisfied, to sell livestock of a specified value, without obtaining the
consent of the owner, court order, or judgment, if the amount of the lien
is at least 50% of the value of the livestock and the servicer
sends notice to the owner prior to the sale of that livestock. Requires
that notice of sale be signed under penalty of perjury.
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STATUS:
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06/27/2006
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In SENATE Committee on JUDICIARY:
Not heard.
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Commentary:
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This is the CTBA sponsored bill
to address concerns associated with the lien law as it applies to
livestock and equines. It was pulled from committee and not heard due to
opposition by a number of animal rights groups and law enforecment.
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CA AB 2409
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AUTHOR:
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Yee (D)
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TITLE:
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Wagering on Historical Horse Races
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FISCAL COMMITTEE:
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yes
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URGENCY CLAUSE:
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no
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INTRODUCED:
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02/23/2006
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LAST AMEND:
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06/20/2006
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DISPOSITION:
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Pending
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LOCATION:
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Senate Rules Committee
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SUMMARY:
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Authorizes the Horse Racing Board
to authorize parimutuel wagering on historical
races at certain locations in the state, subject to certain conditions.
Specified how the revenue from those races would be distributed.
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STATUS:
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06/26/2006
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Withdrawn from SENATE Committee on
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION.
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06/26/2006
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Re-referred to SENATE Committee on
RULES.
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Commentary:
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Pulled from Senate GO Committee by
Chairman Florez. On hold and probably dead for
this year
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CA AB 3066
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AUTHOR:
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Assembly Governmental Organization
Committee
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TITLE:
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Horse Racing
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FISCAL COMMITTEE:
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no
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URGENCY CLAUSE:
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no
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INTRODUCED:
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03/13/2006
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DISPOSITION:
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Pending
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LOCATION:
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Senate Rules Committee
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SUMMARY:
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Makes various technical, nonsubstantive changes to existing law that regulates
wagering on horse racing.
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STATUS:
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05/25/2006
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To SENATE Committee on RULES.
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Commentary:
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This the Assembly GO committee bill to "clean up language".
It is technical and non-cotroversial and passed
out of the Assembly and is now in the Senate
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CA SB 746
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AUTHOR:
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Vincent (D)
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TITLE:
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Horse Racing
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FISCAL COMMITTEE:
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no
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URGENCY CLAUSE:
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no
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INTRODUCED:
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02/22/2005
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LAST AMEND:
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06/26/2006
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DISPOSITION:
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Pending
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LOCATION:
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Assembly Second Reading File
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SUMMARY:
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Amends existing law that allows the
State Horse Racing Board to grant licenses to an association only for races
between horses of a single breed, but allows some thoroughbred and
Appaloosa horses to run in races shorter than 5 furlongs with other breeds,
subject to specified conditions, to restrict the number of thoroughbred
horses in these races to less than half unless given the consent of the
quarter horse horsemen's association that is contract with the association
running the race.
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STATUS:
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06/29/2006
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From ASSEMBLY Committee on
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION: Do pass.
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NOTES:
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Spot
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Commentary:
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PCQHRA sponsored bill to permit
TB's to run in QH races on Case by case basis w/ consent of horsemen that
not requiring a majority of Q Horses
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CA SB 1229
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AUTHOR:
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Florez (D)
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TITLE:
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Horse Racing: Advertising
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FISCAL COMMITTEE:
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yes
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URGENCY CLAUSE:
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no
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INTRODUCED:
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02/06/2006
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LAST AMEND:
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04/19/2006
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DISPOSITION:
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Pending
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COMMITTEE:
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Assembly Appropriations Committee
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HEARING:
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08/09/2006 9:00 am
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SUMMARY:
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Makes it unlawful for any person to
advertise, or to facilitate the advertisement of, nonparimutuel
wagering on horse races.
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STATUS:
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06/21/2006
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From ASSEMBLY Committee on
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
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Commentary:
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Set to be heard in Assembly
Appropriations committee on August 9th.
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CA SB 1396
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AUTHOR:
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Denham (R)
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TITLE:
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Horse Racing: Licensing
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INTRODUCED:
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02/22/2006
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DISPOSITION:
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Pending
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LOCATION:
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Assembly Second Reading File
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SUMMARY:
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States that the withdrawal of an
application for a license to conduct horse racing meets shall not deprive
the California Horse Racing Board of its authority to institute a
proceeding against the applicant for the denial of the license upon any
lawful grounds. States that the suspension, expiration or forfeiture of a
license issued by the board shall not deprive the board of its authority to
institute on continue a disciplinary proceeding.
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STATUS:
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06/29/2006
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From ASSEMBLY Committee on
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION: Do pass as amended to Committee on
APPROPRIATIONS.
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Commentary:
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This is a CHRB sponsored bill. It
bill passed out of Senate GO Committee unanimously on 4/25.
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CA SB 1464
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AUTHOR:
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Denham (R)
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TITLE:
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Horse Racing Board
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INTRODUCED:
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02/23/2006
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LAST AMEND:
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04/18/2006
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DISPOSITION:
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Pending
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LOCATION:
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Assembly Governmental Organization
Committee
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SUMMARY:
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Relates to the responsibilities of
the Horse Racing Board. Includes within those responsibilities the
requirement that, as a condition of issuing a license to a person for any
track that operates four weeks of continuous thoroughbred racing in a
calendar year, the person install a polymer synthetic type racing surface
by a specified date.
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STATUS:
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05/18/2006
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To ASSEMBLY Committee on
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION.
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Commentary:
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Passed out of Senate GO on 4/25.
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CA SB 1692
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AUTHOR:
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Migden (D)
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TITLE:
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Horse Racing
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FISCAL COMMITTEE:
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no
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URGENCY CLAUSE:
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no
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INTRODUCED:
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02/24/2006
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LAST AMEND:
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06/28/2006
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DISPOSITION:
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Pending
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LOCATION:
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Assembly Governmental Organization
Committee
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SUMMARY:
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Expresses the intent of the
Legislature to address concerns relative to the representation of horse
owners racing in Northern California, including changes to current law that
would allow horsemen and horsewomen in the Northern Zone to more fully
participate in the governance of horse racing in the state, if necessary
and appropriate.
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STATUS:
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06/29/2006
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In ASSEMBLY Committee on
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION: Heard, remains in Committee.
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