AB 173	Dymally	Horse racing.	I-01/23/2003
	01/30/2003-Referred to Com. on G.O.
	Existing law prohibits any person from furnishing a tape of a quarter horse race occurring in this state for a commercial purpose, including its use in a video game, and from using one of these tapes, without permission from the organization conducting the meeting, the horsemen participating in the meeting, and the California Horse Racing Board. Existing law gives any of those persons authority to file for an injunction against the violation of this prohibition in superior court. This bill would expand the prohibition to cover videos as well as tapes, and all horse races rather than merely quarter horse races. It would also specifically prohibit the selling those tapes and videos of horse races. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
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AB 381	Strickland	Horse racing: satellite wagering facilities.	I-02/14/2003
	02/20/2003-Referred to Com. on G.O.
	Existing law, the Horse Racing Law, provides for the regulation of horse racing in this state, by the California Horse Racing Board. This bill, while leaving intact several authorizations for the board to permit named fairs to operate satellite wagering facilities, would repeal the provisions authorizing the board to permit fairs generally to operate satellite wagering facilities. The bill would instead give the board authority, with the approval of the Department of Food and Agriculture, to authorize any fair or racing association to operate a satellite wagering facility, if it finds that it is in the best interest of horse racing. Under this new authority, a satellite facility could be located by a fair anywhere within the boundaries of the fair's district, and by any other racing association anywhere within the association's racing zone. However, no facility would be located under these provisions within 20 miles of an existing satellite wagering facility or racetrack without the consent of the existing facility or racetrack. Conditions detailed in the existing general authorizations for the board to permit fairs to operate satellite wagering facilities would not be explicitly applicable to satellite wagering facilities permitted by the board under this new authorization, although some restrictions in other provisions of the Horse Racing law would continue to apply. This bill contains other existing laws.
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AB 388	Strickland	Horse racing: deductions.	I-02/14/2003
	02/20/2003-Referred to Com. on G.O.
	Existing law specifies the percentages to be deducted by a racing association or fair from the parimutuel pools for horse race wagering, and amount of these deductions varies based on the type of bet and type of racing. This bill would permit the California Horse Racing Board, notwithstanding these statutory percentages, to set the deduction for any new type of wager introduced after January 1, 2004, in an amount of not less than 10 nor more than 30% at the joint request of the association or fair and the horsemen's organization for the meeting of the association or fair accepting the new wager.
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AB 401	Horton, Jerome	Horse racing: satellite wagering facilities.	I-02/14/2003
	02/20/2003-Referred to Com. on G.O.
	Existing law permits the California Horse Racing Board to authorize a fair to operate a satellite wagering facility at the fairgrounds, under certain circumstances. Existing law permits any fair in Shasta, San Joaquin, Humboldt, or Fresno County, with the approval of the Department of Food and Agriculture and the authorization of the board, to operate one satellite wagering facility on leased premises within the boundaries of that fair, subject to specified conditions. This bill would permit a fair located in the City of Sacramento, with the approval of the department and the authorization of the board, to operate one satellite wagering facility within the boundaries of that fair in addition to any facility otherwise authorized at its fairgrounds, under the same conditions as apply in Shasta, San Joaquin, Humboldt, or Fresno County. This bill contains other existing laws.
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AB 509	Horton, Jerome	Horse racing: out-of-country thoroughbred races.	I-02/18/2003
	02/19/2003-From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
	Existing law provides that a thoroughbred racing association or fair may distribute the audiovisual signal and accept wagers on the results of out-of-state and out-of-country thoroughbred races during the calendar period the association or fair is conducting a race meeting, provided that the total number of thoroughbred races on which wagers are accepted statewide in any given year does not exceed the total number of thoroughbred races on which wagers were accepted in 1998. Existing law permits this without the consent of the organization that represents horsemen participating in the race meeting, but subject to other limitations, including a limitation of 23 races per day, except as provided. State license fees on this wagering are provided for in existing law. This bill would amend those provisions with the 23 race per day limitation to apply only to out-of-state races in the United States. It would add separate provisions to permit a thoroughbred racing association or fair to distribute the audiovisual signal and accept wagers on the results of out-of-country thoroughbred races on similar conditions, without a daily limit on races, and subject to a different state license fee. This bill contains other existing laws.
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AB 571	Yee	Horse racing.	I-02/18/2003
	02/19/2003-From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
	Existing law provides that a thoroughbred racing association or fair may distribute the audiovisual signal and accept wagers on the results of out-of-state and out-of-country thoroughbred races during the calendar period the association or fair is conducting a race meeting, with a specified limitation on the total number of thoroughbred races on which wagers may be accepted statewide. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change in those provisions.
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AB 658	Horton, Jerome	Horse racing: racetrack workers welfare.	I-02/19/2003
	02/20/2003-From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
	Existing law for horse racing provides for the deduction of a portion of the parimutuel pool, and provides for the allocation of the purse money and money for commissions from this deduction. Under existing law, no horse owner's license or license to conduct a race meeting may be issued unless the applicant's liability for workers' compensation is secured. Existing law provides that any termination of liability coverage results in the immediate automatic suspension of the license during the period of that termination, and is also a ground for revocation of the license. Existing law provides that, with respect to a harness race meeting, a portion of the money allocated for purses may be used to pay for obtaining, providing, or defraying the cost of workers' compensation coverage for stable employees and drivers of licensed standardbred trainers. This bill would require every association that conducts a horse racing meeting to distribute an unspecified percentage of the deduction for commissions to a collectively bargained health and welfare trust to cover costs associated with collective healthcare and disability benefits for designated racetrack workers.
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AB 667	Harman	horse racing.	I-02/19/2003
	02/20/2003-From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
	Existing law generally requires every licensee conducting a horse racing meeting to provide for the running of at least one race each racing day limited to California-bred horses, or featuring California-bred horses, to be known as the "California-bred race." Existing law requires for thoroughbred and quarter horse racing that the total amount distributed to horsemen and horsewomen for California-bred stakes races from the purse account to be not less than 10% of the total amount distributed for all stakes races from the purse account at that racing meeting. Existing law defines a "California-bred quarter horse" as a quarter horse foal conceived in California by a stallion standing in California at the time of conception. This bill would change that definition to require the stallion to be standing in California at the approximate time of conception.
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AB 673	Committee on Governmental Organization	Horse racing.	I-02/19/2003
	02/20/2003-From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
	Existing law, the Horse Racing Law, is written with a set of basic definitions near the beginning that govern the constructions of that law. The terms "handle," "takeout," and "advance deposit wagering" are not defined there, and of those terms, only "advance deposit wagering" is defined anywhere in the Horse Racing Law, and by its terms that definition only applies to the section of law authorizing that type of wagering. This bill would add to those definitions placed at the beginning of the Horse Racing Law, and governing its construction, definitions for the terms "handle," "takeout," and "advance deposit wagering." This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
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AB 675	Strickland	Horse racing: racing days and weeks.	I-02/19/2003
	02/20/2003-From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
	Existing law defines "racing weeks" for the purposes of the Horse Racing Law as 7 consecutive days during which a licensed racing association is authorized by the California Horse Racing Board to conduct horse racing for a minimum of 5 racing days. Existing law permits the board to authorize a licensed racing association or fair to conduct horse racing on a minimum of 4 racing days during a racing week if the racing association or fair and the organization representing horsemen jointly petition the board to do so. Existing law also provides for fractional weeks of 4 days or less that can be authorized by the board at the beginning or end of a racing meeting, and under certain other circumstances. This bill would redefine "racing week" as 7 consecutive days during which an association is authorized to conduct horse racing for a minimum of 4, instead of 5, racing days, and would authorize less than 4 in response to a joint petition as described above. It would also specify that fractional racing weeks of 3 days or less can be authorized by the board on the terms now applicable to fractional racing weeks of 4 days or less.
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AB 771	Wyland	Horse racing: charity days.	I-02/19/2003
	02/20/2003-From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
	Existing law requires each licensed racing association to designate a certain number of racing days to be conducted as charity days for the purpose of the distribution of the net proceeds therefrom to beneficiaries. Existing law also requires that beneficiaries of these proceeds be exempt or entitled to exemption from state and federal income taxes, involved in specified beneficial activities, and approved by the California Horse Racing Board. Existing law requires that at least 20% of the distribution from charity day racing go to charities associated with the horse racing industry, and provides for other, more specific distributions for some, but not all of the balance of this distribution. This bill would require that 20% of the distribution from charity day racing go to a nonprofit corporation that cares for retired race horses. It would also require the board to maintain a list of these charities, and adopt regulations to ensure the proper expenditure of this money. The bill would reduce the minimum amount required to go to charities associated with the horse racing industry that are not further specified in these provisions to 10% of the distribution. This bill contains other related provisions.
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AB 870	Strickland	Horse racing: proposition wagers.	I-02/20/2003
	02/21/2003-From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
	For the purpose of the Horse Racing Law, existing law defines "conventional parimutuel pool" and "exotic parimutuel pool" and allows conventional and exotic wagers, as defined, to be placed on all forms of horse racing. Existing law also defines "proposition parimutuel pool" as the total wagers under the parimutuel system on propositions approved by the California Horse Racing Board that are based on the results of a live quarter horse race. This bill would instead define "proposition parimutuel pool" as the total wagers under the parimutuel system on propositions approved by the California Horse Racing Board that are based on the results of any live horse race, and thus would allow proposition wagers to be made on all live horse races. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
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AB 900	Committee on Governmental Organization	Horse racing.	I-02/20/2003
	02/21/2003-From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
	Existing law requires the California Horse Racing Board to make an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature of its proceedings and the state of the business of horse racing in the preceding fiscal year, including, among other things, a tabulation of injuries, fatalities, and accident rates and an evaluation of specified worker safety improvements. This bill would require the board, prior to January 1, 2005, to prepare a study and submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature on the current and future status of the California horse racing industry.
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AB 1128	Liu	Horse racing: racing weeks.	I-02/21/2003
	02/24/2003-Read first time.
	Existing law, the Horse Racing Law, provides for the operation of live horse racing in this state, subject to regulation by the California Horse Racing Board. Existing law further provides the board with the exclusive authority to allocate racing weeks, days, and hours for horse racing, with specified maximum numbers of racing weeks permitted in a year for racing associations that are not fairs. This bill would permit the board to allocate one additional week of thoroughbred racing to a racing association that is not a fair in the central zone, which shall be used by the racing association during a period when a fair is also conducting live racing in the central zone. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
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AB 1414	Levine	Horse racing: racetrack workers welfare.	I-02/21/2003
	02/24/2003-Read first time.
	Existing law for horse racing provides for the deduction of a portion of the parimutuel pool, and provides for the allocation of the purse money and money for commissions from this deduction. Under existing law, no horse owner's license or license to conduct a race meeting may be issued unless the applicant's liability for workers' compensation is secured. Existing law provides that any termination of liability coverage results in the immediate automatic suspension of the license during the period of that termination, and is also a ground for revocation of the license. Existing law provides that, with respect to a harness race meeting, a portion of the money allocated for purses may be used to pay for obtaining, providing, or defraying the cost of workers' compensation coverage for stable employees and drivers of licensed standardbred trainers. This bill would require every association that conducts a horse racing meeting to distribute an unspecified percentage of the deduction for commissions to one or both of 2 specific types of entities to cover costs associated with collective healthcare and disability benefits for designated racetrack workers.
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AB 1489	McLeod, Negrete	Horse racing: racing days.	I-02/21/2003
	02/24/2003-Read first time.
	Existing law provides that the jurisdiction and supervision over meetings in this state where horse races with wagering on their results are held or conducted, and over all persons or things having to do with the operation of such meetings, is vested in the California Horse Racing Board. This jurisdiction includes the authority to allocate racing days and weeks to racing associations and fairs, as provided. Existing law permits the board to allocate up to 14 racing days to a fair each year, with specified exceptions, and provides that these 14 days shall be during the period in which general fair activities are conducted. This bill would permit, rather than require, the 14 days to be during the period in which general fair activities are conducted.
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SB 141	Soto	Horse racing: racing days and weeks.	I-02/06/2003
	02/12/2003-To Com. on RLS.
	Existing law, the Horse Racing Law, provides for the operation of live horse racing in this state, subject to regulation by the California Horse Racing Board. Existing law further provides the board with the exclusive authority to allocate racing days, dates, and hours for horse racing, as specified. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. This bill contains other existing laws.
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SB 690	Ashburn	Horse racing.	I-02/21/2003
	02/24/2003-Read first time.
	Existing law authorizes the Horse Racing Board to permit fairs to operate satellite wagering facilities at their fairgrounds, under certain conditions. In addition, existing law permits any fair in San Joaquin, Humboldt, Fresno, or Shasta County, with the approval of the Department of Food and Agriculture and the authorization of the board, to operate one satellite wagering facility within the boundaries of the fair, as specified. Existing law permits any fair in Kern County to operate a satellite wagering facility at its fairgrounds under specified circumstances. This bill would permit any fair in Kern County, with the approval of the Department of Food and Agriculture and the authorization of the board, to operate one satellite wagering facility within the boundaries of the fair, on the same conditions as apply in Shasta County. This bill contains other existing laws.
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SB 738	Karnette	Horse racing: California-bred horses.	I-02/21/2003
	02/24/2003-Read first time.
	Existing law provides for special races for California-bred horses, with minimum purse money allocated to those races. Existing law also establishes a California Standardbred Sires Stakes Program to promote the breeding of standardbred horses in the state that includes special stakes races for these horses. Existing law defines a "California-bred standardbred horse" for these purposes as a standardbred foal dropped by a mare in California after being conceived in California and remaining in California until the foal is weaned, or any standardbred foal which is conceived in California on or after January 1, 1984. This bill would redefine a California-bred standardbred horse as a standardbred foal dropped by a mare in California after being conceived in California by a stallion registered with the California Standardbred Sires Stakes Program.
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SB 812	Vincent	Horse racing: distribution of audiovisual signals.	I-02/21/2003
	02/24/2003-Read first time.
	Existing law provides that, during the calendar period of its racing meeting, a thoroughbred racing association or fair may distribute the audiovisual signal and accept wagers on out-of-state and out-of-country thoroughbred races, provided that the total number of races imported statewide in any given year does not exceed the total number of races imported in 1998. This bill would specify that a fair can also execute an agreement to allow another association in the southern zone to distribute the signal and accept wagers on these races. This bill contains other existing laws.
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SB 813	Vincent	Horse racing.	I-02/21/2003
	02/24/2003-Read first time.
	Under existing law, the board may authorize an association or fair licensed to conduct a racing meeting to operate a satellite wagering facility for wagering on races conducted at its racetrack inclosure, subject to specified conditions, including the execution of an agreement approved by the board. Existing law requires this agreement to include certain terms, and requires other aspects of the satellite facility to receive board approval. In addition, existing law requires the horsemen's organization that represents the horsemen at the association that conducts the racing meeting on which wagers are to be accepted to agree to the arrangement if it is to take effect, except as specified. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change in these provisions.
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SB 846	Margett	Horse racing.	I-02/21/2003
	02/24/2003-Read first time.
	Existing law requires the California Horse Racing Board to adopt regulations to establish standards governing the employee housing provided to backstretch personnel at licensed racetracks. Existing law provides that no license shall be issued to a racing association to conduct a horse race meeting unless the board has inspected the housing conditions that exist on the racetrack's backstretch and determined the living conditions to be in compliance with the standards established by the board. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to those provisions.
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