BILL NUMBER: AB 1992	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Arambula and Portantino

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2010

   An act to amend Section 19481 of the Business and Professions
Code, relating to horse racing.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1992, as introduced, Arambula. Horse racing: safety standards:
racing surface.
   Existing law, the Horse Racing Law, generally regulates horse
racing and parimutuel wagering on horse races and vests
administration and enforcement of the Horse Racing Law in the
California Horse Racing Board.
   Existing law requires the board to establish safety standards
governing the uniformity and content of the racing surface.
   This bill would specify that the board shall establish those
safety standards for racing surfaces whether the surface is synthetic
or dirt.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 19481 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:
   19481.  In performing its responsibilities, the board shall do all
of the following:
   (a) Establish safety standards governing the uniformity and
content of the track base and racing surface,  whether synthetic
or dirt surface,  inner and outer rails, gates and gaps, turf,
access and egress to the track, lighting for night racing, equipment
for horse and rider, drainage, communications, veterinary services,
medical and ambulance services, and other track facilities in order
to improve the safety of horses, riders, and workers at the
racetrack.
   (b) Designate a steward at all horse racing meetings to be
responsible for enforcing compliance with safety standards.