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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8206: Relates to welfare, medical, and retirement plans provided by a horsemen's organization in the absence of contractual obligations

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 8206 is a bill introduced in the New York House on May 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to welfare, medical, and retirement plans provided by a horsemen's organization in the absence of contractual obligations. Primary sponsor: Carrie Woerner (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): SUBSTITUTED BY S2612B.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Relates to welfare, medical, and retirement plans provided by a horsemen's organization in the absence of contractual obligations; provides in the absence of a contract between the licensed harness racing corporation or association and the representative horsemen's organization, the state gaming commission shall require such corporation or association to pay to the horsemen's organization an amount determined in accordance with the previously negotiated contract for welfare, medical, or retirement plans, including any associated costs, provided by the horsemen's organization to participants in racing at the licensed harness racing facility; provides the amounts shall be paid monthly from the horsemen's gross purse enhancement amount from video lottery gaming.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Carrie WoernerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse113
Angelo SantabarbaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse111
Nader SayeghCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse90

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. SUBSTITUTED BY S2612B
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.823
  3. RULES REPORT CAL.823
  4. REPORTED
  5. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  6. REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  7. REFERRED TO RACING AND WAGERING

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source