California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 2637


Introduced by Assembly Member Hall

February 21, 2014


An act to amend Section 19599 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to horse racing.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2637, as introduced, Hall. Horse racing: parimutuel wagering.

Existing law, the Horse Racing Law, provides for the operation of live horse racing in this state and for wagering thereon, and for the operation of satellite wagering facilities, subject to regulation and oversight by the California Horse Racing Board as specified. That law authorizes an association or fair to offer any form of parimutuel wagering, as defined, and authorizes the board to prohibit any form of parimutuel wagering if it determines that the proposed wagering would compromise the honesty and integrity of racing in the state.

This bill would correct an outdated cross-reference.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 19599 of the Business and Professions
2Code
is amended to read:

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19599.  

An association or fair may offer any form of parimutuel
4wagering, as defined by regulations adopted by the board, or as
5defined by Chapterbegin delete 9end deletebegin insert 4end insert, Pari-Mutuel Wagering,begin delete Uniformend deletebegin insert Modelend insert
6 Rules of Racing, as published by the Association of Racing
P2    1Commissioners International. The board may prohibit any form
2of parimutuel wagering if it determines that the proposed wagering
3would compromise the honesty and integrity of racing in the state.
4Each racing association or fair shall include the types of
5conventional exotic and other wagering it proposes to offer on its
6application to conduct a horse racing meeting.



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