BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
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
CONTINUED
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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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