AB 2011 — Thoroughbred racing: northern, central, and southern zones: auxiliary offsite stabling, training, and vanning.

Summary

(1) The Horse Racing Law requires, when satellite wagering is conducted on thoroughbred races at associations or fairs in the northern, central, or southern zone, that an amount not to exceed 1.25% of the total amount handled by all of those satellite wagering facilities be deducted from the funds otherwise allocated for distribution as commissions, purses, and owners' premiums and instead be distributed to an organization formed and operated by thoroughbred racing associations, fairs conducting thoroughbred racing, and the organization representing thoroughbred horsemen and horsewomen, to administer a fund to provide reimbursement for offsite stabling at California Horse Racing Board-approved auxiliary training facilities for additional stalls beyond the number of usable stalls the association or fair is required to make available and maintain, and for the vanning of starters from these additional stalls on racing days for thoroughbred horses. This bill would increase the amount that is required to be deducted to an amount not to exceed 2% in the northern, central, and southern zones, and would provide that this amount in the northern zone, if adjusted by the board, may be a different percentage of the handle for different associations and fairs, but only if all the associations and fairs agree to the differing percentages. The bill would establish an auxiliary offsite stabling and training facility and vanning program for thoroughbred races in the northern, central, and southern zones. The bill would revise and recast the provisions governing the organization formed and operated to administer the fund to include, among other things, a 50-50 percentage allocation of specified voting interests on the board of the organization, the use of funds to pay the organization's expenses and compensate the provider of a board-approved auxiliary facility for offsite stabling and training of thoroughbred horses in the northern, central, and southern zones, and the requirement that the organization submit its proposed financial and operational plans for the upcoming calendar year to the board for review no later than November 1 of the preceding year. The bill would require, at the request of the board, the organization to submit a report detailing all of its receipts and expenditures over the prior 2 fiscal years and, upon request of any party within the organization, that those receipts and expenditures be audited by an independent 3rd party selected by the board at the organization's expense. The bill would also require that the funds be used to cover all or part of the cost of vanning thoroughbred horses in the northern, central, or southern zone from a board-approved auxiliary offsite stabling and training facility and would authorize the organization to enter into multiyear contracts for auxiliary facilities in the northern, central, or southern zone subject to specified conditions. The bill would authorize the organization to use the funds to pay back commissions, purses, and owners' premiums to the extent that the deductions made exceed in any year the amount of the funds necessary to achieve the objectives of the organization. The bill would also authorize a thoroughbred racing association or fair in the northern zone to opt out of the auxiliary offsite stabling and training facility and vanning program, as specified. The bill would provide that the board shall reserve the right to adjudicate any disputes that arise regarding costs, or other matters, relating to the furnishing of offsite stabling or vanning, as specified. (2) By expanding the provisions of the Horse Racing Law, a violation of which is a crime, the bill would create new crimes and would thereby impose a state-mandated local program. (3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. (4) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 09/24/16 - Chaptered Current pdf September 24, 2016
• Enrolled 08/30/16 - Enrolled pdf August 30, 2016
• Amended 08/19/16 - Amended Senate pdf August 19, 2016
• Introduced 02/16/16 - Introduced pdf February 16, 2016
• AB2011 View text html

Action History

1. September 24, 2016

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 562, Statutes of 2016.

2. September 24, 2016

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 06, 2016

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5:30 p.m.

4. August 29, 2016

   Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6375.).

5. August 24, 2016

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

6. August 23, 2016

   Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5272.).

7. August 22, 2016

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

8. August 19, 2016

   Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

9. June 28, 2016

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

10. June 27, 2016

    From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

11. June 14, 2016

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

12. May 05, 2016

    Referred to Com. on G.O.

13. April 28, 2016

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

14. April 28, 2016

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 4594.)

15. April 21, 2016

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

16. April 20, 2016

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 20).

17. April 07, 2016

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

18. February 29, 2016

    Referred to Com. on G.O.

19. February 17, 2016

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.

20. February 16, 2016

    Read first time. To print.

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• Cooper · Primary

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