CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 969Introduced by Assembly Member AcostaFebruary 16, 2017 An act to amend Section 19615 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to horse racing. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 969, as introduced, Acosta. Horse racing: license fees.(1) Existing law, the Horse Racing Law, requires the California Horse Racing Board to provide a method for estimating the aggregate handle for each associations proposed race meeting and provides that estimates may be revised during the course of the meeting. Existing law requires each association, based upon that estimate, to pay its license fee weekly, and requires that purses be reasonably allocated over the period of the associations anticipated race meeting pursuant to a purse program developed by the association in consultation with the horsemens organization contracting with the association with respect to the conduct of racing meetings subject to approval of the board. Existing law requires an association to pay any license fee theretofore unpaid, or to have refunded to it any excess license fee theretofore paid, within 7 days after the close of a race meeting.This bill would specify that the payment of the license fee or refund of any excess license fee payment shall be made within 7 business days after the close of a race meeting.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 19615 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:19615. (a) The board shall provide a method for estimating the aggregate handle for each associations proposed race meeting. Estimates may be revised during the course of the meeting. Based upon the estimate, each association shall pay its license fee weekly, and purses shall be reasonably allocated over the period of the associations anticipated race meeting pursuant to a purse program developed by the association in consultation with the horsemens and horsewomens organization contracting with the association with respect to the conduct of racing meetings subject to approval of the board.(b) Within seven business days after the close of a race meeting, an association shall pay any license fee theretofore unpaid, or shall have refunded to it any excess license fee theretofore paid.(c) If, at the close of a thoroughbred racing meeting, it is determined that the association conducting the meeting has not made payments to or for the benefit of owners and breeders of horses in an amount equaling the percentages set forth in this chapter, any excess shall be deducted from, and any deficiency not in excess of an amount agreed upon between the association and the horsemens and horsewomens organization contracting with the association with respect to the conduct of racing meetings shall be added to, the amount the association is required to pay to or for the benefit of owners and breeders of horses at its racing meeting in the following calendar year. Any deficiency in excess of the amount agreed upon shall be distributed as provided in the agreement.(d) If, at the close of any other racing meeting, it is determined that the association conducting the meeting has not made payments to or for the benefit of owners and breeders of horses in an amount equaling the percentages set forth in this chapter, any excess shall be deducted from, and any deficiency shall be added to, the amount the association is required to pay to or for the benefit of owners and breeders of horses at its racing meeting in the following calendar year.(e) Any two associations conducting a meeting pursuant to Section 19612 or 19612.6 may, with the approval of the board, combine their excesses or deficiencies from prior meetings if the associations and the organizations representing the horsemen and horsewomen all agree.(f) Any associations conducting a harness meeting in the northern zone, including an association conducting any meeting pursuant to Section 19549.3, may, with the approval of the board, combine their excesses or deficiencies from prior meetings if the associations and the organizations representing horsemen and horsewomen all agree.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 969Introduced by Assembly Member AcostaFebruary 16, 2017 An act to amend Section 19615 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to horse racing. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 969, as introduced, Acosta. Horse racing: license fees.(1) Existing law, the Horse Racing Law, requires the California Horse Racing Board to provide a method for estimating the aggregate handle for each associations proposed race meeting and provides that estimates may be revised during the course of the meeting. Existing law requires each association, based upon that estimate, to pay its license fee weekly, and requires that purses be reasonably allocated over the period of the associations anticipated race meeting pursuant to a purse program developed by the association in consultation with the horsemens organization contracting with the association with respect to the conduct of racing meetings subject to approval of the board. Existing law requires an association to pay any license fee theretofore unpaid, or to have refunded to it any excess license fee theretofore paid, within 7 days after the close of a race meeting.This bill would specify that the payment of the license fee or refund of any excess license fee payment shall be made within 7 business days after the close of a race meeting.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 969
Introduced by Assembly Member AcostaFebruary 16, 2017
Introduced by Assembly Member Acosta
February 16, 2017
An act to amend Section 19615 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to horse racing.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 969, as introduced, Acosta. Horse racing: license fees.
(1) Existing law, the Horse Racing Law, requires the California Horse Racing Board to provide a method for estimating the aggregate handle for each associations proposed race meeting and provides that estimates may be revised during the course of the meeting. Existing law requires each association, based upon that estimate, to pay its license fee weekly, and requires that purses be reasonably allocated over the period of the associations anticipated race meeting pursuant to a purse program developed by the association in consultation with the horsemens organization contracting with the association with respect to the conduct of racing meetings subject to approval of the board. Existing law requires an association to pay any license fee theretofore unpaid, or to have refunded to it any excess license fee theretofore paid, within 7 days after the close of a race meeting.This bill would specify that the payment of the license fee or refund of any excess license fee payment shall be made within 7 business days after the close of a race meeting.
(1) Existing law, the Horse Racing Law, requires the California Horse Racing Board to provide a method for estimating the aggregate handle for each associations proposed race meeting and provides that estimates may be revised during the course of the meeting. Existing law requires each association, based upon that estimate, to pay its license fee weekly, and requires that purses be reasonably allocated over the period of the associations anticipated race meeting pursuant to a purse program developed by the association in consultation with the horsemens organization contracting with the association with respect to the conduct of racing meetings subject to approval of the board. Existing law requires an association to pay any license fee theretofore unpaid, or to have refunded to it any excess license fee theretofore paid, within 7 days after the close of a race meeting.
This bill would specify that the payment of the license fee or refund of any excess license fee payment shall be made within 7 business days after the close of a race meeting.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 19615 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:19615. (a) The board shall provide a method for estimating the aggregate handle for each associations proposed race meeting. Estimates may be revised during the course of the meeting. Based upon the estimate, each association shall pay its license fee weekly, and purses shall be reasonably allocated over the period of the associations anticipated race meeting pursuant to a purse program developed by the association in consultation with the horsemens and horsewomens organization contracting with the association with respect to the conduct of racing meetings subject to approval of the board.(b) Within seven business days after the close of a race meeting, an association shall pay any license fee theretofore unpaid, or shall have refunded to it any excess license fee theretofore paid.(c) If, at the close of a thoroughbred racing meeting, it is determined that the association conducting the meeting has not made payments to or for the benefit of owners and breeders of horses in an amount equaling the percentages set forth in this chapter, any excess shall be deducted from, and any deficiency not in excess of an amount agreed upon between the association and the horsemens and horsewomens organization contracting with the association with respect to the conduct of racing meetings shall be added to, the amount the association is required to pay to or for the benefit of owners and breeders of horses at its racing meeting in the following calendar year. Any deficiency in excess of the amount agreed upon shall be distributed as provided in the agreement.(d) If, at the close of any other racing meeting, it is determined that the association conducting the meeting has not made payments to or for the benefit of owners and breeders of horses in an amount equaling the percentages set forth in this chapter, any excess shall be deducted from, and any deficiency shall be added to, the amount the association is required to pay to or for the benefit of owners and breeders of horses at its racing meeting in the following calendar year.(e) Any two associations conducting a meeting pursuant to Section 19612 or 19612.6 may, with the approval of the board, combine their excesses or deficiencies from prior meetings if the associations and the organizations representing the horsemen and horsewomen all agree.(f) Any associations conducting a harness meeting in the northern zone, including an association conducting any meeting pursuant to Section 19549.3, may, with the approval of the board, combine their excesses or deficiencies from prior meetings if the associations and the organizations representing horsemen and horsewomen all agree.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 19615 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:19615. (a) The board shall provide a method for estimating the aggregate handle for each associations proposed race meeting. Estimates may be revised during the course of the meeting. Based upon the estimate, each association shall pay its license fee weekly, and purses shall be reasonably allocated over the period of the associations anticipated race meeting pursuant to a purse program developed by the association in consultation with the horsemens and horsewomens organization contracting with the association with respect to the conduct of racing meetings subject to approval of the board.(b) Within seven business days after the close of a race meeting, an association shall pay any license fee theretofore unpaid, or shall have refunded to it any excess license fee theretofore paid.(c) If, at the close of a thoroughbred racing meeting, it is determined that the association conducting the meeting has not made payments to or for the benefit of owners and breeders of horses in an amount equaling the percentages set forth in this chapter, any excess shall be deducted from, and any deficiency not in excess of an amount agreed upon between the association and the horsemens and horsewomens organization contracting with the association with respect to the conduct of racing meetings shall be added to, the amount the association is required to pay to or for the benefit of owners and breeders of horses at its racing meeting in the following calendar year. Any deficiency in excess of the amount agreed upon shall be distributed as provided in the agreement.(d) If, at the close of any other racing meeting, it is determined that the association conducting the meeting has not made payments to or for the benefit of owners and breeders of horses in an amount equaling the percentages set forth in this chapter, any excess shall be deducted from, and any deficiency shall be added to, the amount the association is required to pay to or for the benefit of owners and breeders of horses at its racing meeting in the following calendar year.(e) Any two associations conducting a meeting pursuant to Section 19612 or 19612.6 may, with the approval of the board, combine their excesses or deficiencies from prior meetings if the associations and the organizations representing the horsemen and horsewomen all agree.(f) Any associations conducting a harness meeting in the northern zone, including an association conducting any meeting pursuant to Section 19549.3, may, with the approval of the board, combine their excesses or deficiencies from prior meetings if the associations and the organizations representing horsemen and horsewomen all agree.
SECTION 1. Section 19615 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
19615. (a) The board shall provide a method for estimating the aggregate handle for each associations proposed race meeting. Estimates may be revised during the course of the meeting. Based upon the estimate, each association shall pay its license fee weekly, and purses shall be reasonably allocated over the period of the associations anticipated race meeting pursuant to a purse program developed by the association in consultation with the horsemens and horsewomens organization contracting with the association with respect to the conduct of racing meetings subject to approval of the board.(b) Within seven business days after the close of a race meeting, an association shall pay any license fee theretofore unpaid, or shall have refunded to it any excess license fee theretofore paid.(c) If, at the close of a thoroughbred racing meeting, it is determined that the association conducting the meeting has not made payments to or for the benefit of owners and breeders of horses in an amount equaling the percentages set forth in this chapter, any excess shall be deducted from, and any deficiency not in excess of an amount agreed upon between the association and the horsemens and horsewomens organization contracting with the association with respect to the conduct of racing meetings shall be added to, the amount the association is required to pay to or for the benefit of owners and breeders of horses at its racing meeting in the following calendar year. Any deficiency in excess of the amount agreed upon shall be distributed as provided in the agreement.(d) If, at the close of any other racing meeting, it is determined that the association conducting the meeting has not made payments to or for the benefit of owners and breeders of horses in an amount equaling the percentages set forth in this chapter, any excess shall be deducted from, and any deficiency shall be added to, the amount the association is required to pay to or for the benefit of owners and breeders of horses at its racing meeting in the following calendar year.(e) Any two associations conducting a meeting pursuant to Section 19612 or 19612.6 may, with the approval of the board, combine their excesses or deficiencies from prior meetings if the associations and the organizations representing the horsemen and horsewomen all agree.(f) Any associations conducting a harness meeting in the northern zone, including an association conducting any meeting pursuant to Section 19549.3, may, with the approval of the board, combine their excesses or deficiencies from prior meetings if the associations and the organizations representing horsemen and horsewomen all agree.
19615. (a) The board shall provide a method for estimating the aggregate handle for each associations proposed race meeting. Estimates may be revised during the course of the meeting. Based upon the estimate, each association shall pay its license fee weekly, and purses shall be reasonably allocated over the period of the associations anticipated race meeting pursuant to a purse program developed by the association in consultation with the horsemens and horsewomens organization contracting with the association with respect to the conduct of racing meetings subject to approval of the board.(b) Within seven business days after the close of a race meeting, an association shall pay any license fee theretofore unpaid, or shall have refunded to it any excess license fee theretofore paid.(c) If, at the close of a thoroughbred racing meeting, it is determined that the association conducting the meeting has not made payments to or for the benefit of owners and breeders of horses in an amount equaling the percentages set forth in this chapter, any excess shall be deducted from, and any deficiency not in excess of an amount agreed upon between the association and the horsemens and horsewomens organization contracting with the association with respect to the conduct of racing meetings shall be added to, the amount the association is required to pay to or for the benefit of owners and breeders of horses at its racing meeting in the following calendar year. Any deficiency in excess of the amount agreed upon shall be distributed as provided in the agreement.(d) If, at the close of any other racing meeting, it is determined that the association conducting the meeting has not made payments to or for the benefit of owners and breeders of horses in an amount equaling the percentages set forth in this chapter, any excess shall be deducted from, and any deficiency shall be added to, the amount the association is required to pay to or for the benefit of owners and breeders of horses at its racing meeting in the following calendar year.(e) Any two associations conducting a meeting pursuant to Section 19612 or 19612.6 may, with the approval of the board, combine their excesses or deficiencies from prior meetings if the associations and the organizations representing the horsemen and horsewomen all agree.(f) Any associations conducting a harness meeting in the northern zone, including an association conducting any meeting pursuant to Section 19549.3, may, with the approval of the board, combine their excesses or deficiencies from prior meetings if the associations and the organizations representing horsemen and horsewomen all agree.
19615. (a) The board shall provide a method for estimating the aggregate handle for each associations proposed race meeting. Estimates may be revised during the course of the meeting. Based upon the estimate, each association shall pay its license fee weekly, and purses shall be reasonably allocated over the period of the associations anticipated race meeting pursuant to a purse program developed by the association in consultation with the horsemens and horsewomens organization contracting with the association with respect to the conduct of racing meetings subject to approval of the board.(b) Within seven business days after the close of a race meeting, an association shall pay any license fee theretofore unpaid, or shall have refunded to it any excess license fee theretofore paid.(c) If, at the close of a thoroughbred racing meeting, it is determined that the association conducting the meeting has not made payments to or for the benefit of owners and breeders of horses in an amount equaling the percentages set forth in this chapter, any excess shall be deducted from, and any deficiency not in excess of an amount agreed upon between the association and the horsemens and horsewomens organization contracting with the association with respect to the conduct of racing meetings shall be added to, the amount the association is required to pay to or for the benefit of owners and breeders of horses at its racing meeting in the following calendar year. Any deficiency in excess of the amount agreed upon shall be distributed as provided in the agreement.(d) If, at the close of any other racing meeting, it is determined that the association conducting the meeting has not made payments to or for the benefit of owners and breeders of horses in an amount equaling the percentages set forth in this chapter, any excess shall be deducted from, and any deficiency shall be added to, the amount the association is required to pay to or for the benefit of owners and breeders of horses at its racing meeting in the following calendar year.(e) Any two associations conducting a meeting pursuant to Section 19612 or 19612.6 may, with the approval of the board, combine their excesses or deficiencies from prior meetings if the associations and the organizations representing the horsemen and horsewomen all agree.(f) Any associations conducting a harness meeting in the northern zone, including an association conducting any meeting pursuant to Section 19549.3, may, with the approval of the board, combine their excesses or deficiencies from prior meetings if the associations and the organizations representing horsemen and horsewomen all agree.
19615. (a) The board shall provide a method for estimating the aggregate handle for each associations proposed race meeting. Estimates may be revised during the course of the meeting. Based upon the estimate, each association shall pay its license fee weekly, and purses shall be reasonably allocated over the period of the associations anticipated race meeting pursuant to a purse program developed by the association in consultation with the horsemens and horsewomens organization contracting with the association with respect to the conduct of racing meetings subject to approval of the board.
(b) Within seven business days after the close of a race meeting, an association shall pay any license fee theretofore unpaid, or shall have refunded to it any excess license fee theretofore paid.
(c) If, at the close of a thoroughbred racing meeting, it is determined that the association conducting the meeting has not made payments to or for the benefit of owners and breeders of horses in an amount equaling the percentages set forth in this chapter, any excess shall be deducted from, and any deficiency not in excess of an amount agreed upon between the association and the horsemens and horsewomens organization contracting with the association with respect to the conduct of racing meetings shall be added to, the amount the association is required to pay to or for the benefit of owners and breeders of horses at its racing meeting in the following calendar year. Any deficiency in excess of the amount agreed upon shall be distributed as provided in the agreement.
(d) If, at the close of any other racing meeting, it is determined that the association conducting the meeting has not made payments to or for the benefit of owners and breeders of horses in an amount equaling the percentages set forth in this chapter, any excess shall be deducted from, and any deficiency shall be added to, the amount the association is required to pay to or for the benefit of owners and breeders of horses at its racing meeting in the following calendar year.
(e) Any two associations conducting a meeting pursuant to Section 19612 or 19612.6 may, with the approval of the board, combine their excesses or deficiencies from prior meetings if the associations and the organizations representing the horsemen and horsewomen all agree.
(f) Any associations conducting a harness meeting in the northern zone, including an association conducting any meeting pursuant to Section 19549.3, may, with the approval of the board, combine their excesses or deficiencies from prior meetings if the associations and the organizations representing horsemen and horsewomen all agree.