California Assembly Bill AB2637 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 2637INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Hall FEBRUARY 21, 2014 An act to amend Section 19599 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to horse racing. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2637, as introduced, Hall. Horse racing: parimutuel wagering. Existing law, the Horse Racing Law, provides for the operation of live horse racing in this state and for wagering thereon, and for the operation of satellite wagering facilities, subject to regulation and oversight by the California Horse Racing Board as specified. That law authorizes an association or fair to offer any form of parimutuel wagering, as defined, and authorizes the board to prohibit any form of parimutuel wagering if it determines that the proposed wagering would compromise the honesty and integrity of racing in the state. This bill would correct an outdated cross-reference. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 19599 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 19599. An association or fair may offer any form of parimutuel wagering, as defined by regulations adopted by the board, or as defined by Chapter  9   4  , Pari-Mutuel Wagering,  Uniform   Model  Rules of Racing, as published by the Association of Racing Commissioners International. The board may prohibit any form of parimutuel wagering if it determines that the proposed wagering would compromise the honesty and integrity of racing in the state. Each racing association or fair shall include the types of conventional exotic and other wagering it proposes to offer on its application to conduct a horse racing meeting.