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          Bill No:  AB 2792
          Author:   Assembly Governmental Organization Committee
          Amended:  8/20/10 in Senate
          Vote:     21

           
           SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORG. COMMITTEE  :  8-0, 6/29/10
          AYES:  Wright, Harman, Calderon, Florez, Negrete McLeod,  
            Padilla, Price, Yee
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Denham, Oropeza, Wyland
           
          SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE  :  Senate Rule 28.8

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  62-0, 5/28/10 - See last page for vote


           SUBJECT  :    Horse Racing Law intent:  licenses

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This bill extends the sunset date, by three  
          years, on Californias participation in the National  
          Thoroughbred Racing Association and changes the stallion  
          award definitions in Horse Racing Law to allow California  
          stallions to be vested for their years of service  
          regardless if the stallion later leaves the state.  This  
          bill also provides technical clean-up to Horse Racing Law  
          to ensure the law reflects changes made through the  
          enactment of SB 16XX (Ashburn), Chapter 12, Statutes of  
          2009-10, Second Extraordinary Session.

           Senate Floor Amendments  of 8/20/10 extend the sunset date  
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          on California's participation in the National Thoroughbred  
          Racing Association from 
          January 1, 2011 to January 1, 2014, and expand the  
          definition of "eligible thoroughbred stallion" and  
          "stallion owner" for purposes of the Horse Racing Law, as  
          specified.

           ANALYSIS  :    Article IV, Section 19(b) of the California  
          Constitution provides that the Legislature may provide for  
          the regulation of horse races and horse race meetings and  
          wagering on the results.

          Existing law provides that the intent of California's Horse  
          Racing Law is to allow parimutuel wagering on horse racing  
          while:

          1. Assuring protection of the public.

          2. Encouraging agriculture and the breeding of horses in  
             this state.

          3. Supporting the network of California fairs.

          4. Providing for maximum expansion of horse racing  
             opportunities in the public interest.

          5. Providing uniformity of regulation for each type of  
             horse racing.

          Existing law requires all licenses granted under the Horse  
          Racing Law to, among other things, contain such conditions  
          as are deemed necessary or desirable by the California  
          Horse Racing Board for the purposes of the Horse Racing  
          Law.

          This bill extends the sunset date on California's  
          participation in the National Thoroughbred Racing  
          Association (NTRA).  Participation in the NTRA is intended  
          to increase interest in horse racing through national  
          marketing and advertising.  California Thoroughbred owners'  
          legal authority to participate in the NTRA expires on  
          January 1, 2011.  This bill extends that date until January  
          1, 2014.  








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          This bill also changes the stallion award eligibility  
          definitions in Horse Racing Law to allow California  
          stallions to be vested for their years of service  
          regardless if the stallion later leaves the state.  
           
           SB 16XX (Ashburn), Chapter 12, Statutes of 2009-10, Second  
          Extraordinary Session, among other things, provided that  
          beginning on July 1, 2009, and annually thereafter, $32  
          million shall be appropriated from the state's General Fund  
          and paid into the Fair and Exposition Fund for the  
          financial support of the network of California fairs.  

          This bill modifies the stated policy purpose of the Horse  
          Racing Law to reflect the changes brought about by SB 16XX.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Appropriation:  No   Fiscal Com.:  Yes    
          Local:  No

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  : 
          AYES:  Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Beall, Block,  
            Blumenfield, Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero,  
            Charles Calderon, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, DeVore,  
            Evans, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Fuller, Gaines,  
            Galgiani, Garrick, Gilmore, Hagman, Harkey, Hayashi,  
            Hernandez, Hill, Huber, Huffman, Jones, Knight, Lieu,  
            Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Miller, Monning,  
            Nava, Nestande, Niello, Nielsen, Norby, V. Manuel Perez,  
            Portantino, Ruskin, Saldana, Skinner, Solorio, Swanson,  
            Torlakson, Torres, Torrico, Tran, Villines, Yamada, John  
            A. Perez
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Bass, Bill Berryhill, Tom Berryhill,  
            Blakeslee, Carter, Chesbro, De La Torre, De Leon,  
            Emmerson, Eng, Furutani, Hall, Jeffries, Salas, Silva,  
            Smyth, Audra Strickland, Vacancy


          TSM:mw  8/23/10   Senate Floor Analyses 

                       SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  NONE RECEIVED

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