Amended in Assembly March 17, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2287

Introduced by Assembly Member Wilk

February 18, 2016

An act to amend Section 19596.3 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to horse racing.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2287, as amended, Wilk. Horse racing: satellite wagering: out-of-country thoroughbred races.

Existing law authorizes a thoroughbred racing association or fair to distribute the audiovisual signal and accept wagers on the results of out-of-country thoroughbred races during the calendar period the association or fair is conducting a race meeting, without the consent of the participating horsemen’s begin insert and horsewomen’s end insert organization. These imported races are subject to specified conditions, including the condition that a thoroughbred begin insert racing end insert association or fair may not accept wagers on out-of-country races commencing after 5:30 p.m., Pacific standard time, without the consent of the harness or quarter horse racing association that is then conducting a live racing meeting.

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This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

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This bill would authorize a thoroughbred racing association or fair to accept wagers on out-of-country races up to 6:30 p.m., Pacific standard time, on the first Saturday in November, without the consent of the harness or quarter horse racing association that is then conducting a live racing meeting.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . State-mandated local program: no.

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

SECTION 1.  

Section 19596.3 of the Business and Professions
Code is amended to read:

19596.3.  

Notwithstanding any other law, a thoroughbred racing
association or fair may distribute the audiovisual signal and accept
wagers on the results of out-of-country thoroughbred races during
the calendar period the association or fair is conducting a race
meeting, without the consent of the organization that represents
horsemen begin insert and horsewomen end insert participating in the race meeting.
Out-of-country races shall be imported under the following
conditions:

(a) A thoroughbred begin insert racing end insert association or fair shall conduct the
wagering in accordance with the applicable provisions of Sections
19601, 19616, 19616.1, and 19616.2.

(b) A thoroughbred begin insert racing end insert association or fair shall not accept
wagers pursuant to this section on out-of-country races
commencing after 5:30 p.m., Pacific standard time, begin insert except for the
first Saturday in November when this time shall be 6:30 p.m.,
Pacific standard time, end insert without the consent of the harness or quarter
horse racing association that is then conducting a live racing
meeting.

(c) A thoroughbred racing association or fair distributing the
audiovisual signal and accepting wagers on the results of
out-of-country races pursuant to this section may execute an
agreement with an association that conducts thoroughbred races
in the southern zone to allow that association to distribute the signal
and accept wagers on the results of out-of-country thoroughbred
races, except that the license fees paid to the state shall be double
the amount paid by a quarter horse racing association specified in
subdivision (b) of Section 19605.7.