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7	7		General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6048
8	8		January Session, 2021
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12	12		Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
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20	20		AN ACT PROHIBITING THE OPERATION OF GREY HOUND RACING
21	21		IN THE STATE.
22	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
23	23		Assembly convened:
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25	25		Section 1. Subsections (i) to (s), inclusive, of section 12-574 of the 1
26	26		general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2
27	27		thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 3
28	28		(i) The commissioner shall adopt regulations governing the operation 4
29	29		of the off-track betting system and facilities, tracks, stables [, kennels] 5
30	30		and frontons, including the regulation of betting in connection 6
31	31		therewith, to insure the integrity and security of the conduct of meetings 7
32	32		and the broadcast of racing events held pursuant to this chapter. Such 8
33	33		regulations shall include provision for the imposition of fines and 9
34	34		suspension of licenses for violations thereof. [Prior to the adoption of 10
35	35		any regulations concerning the treatment of animals at any dog race 11
36	36		track, the commissioner shall notify the National Greyhound 12
37	37		Association of the contents of such regulations and of its right to request 13
38	38		a hearing pursuant to chapter 54.] The commissioner shall have the 14
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47	43		meeting or operate the off-track betting system under this section; (2) 17
48	44		five thousand dollars for any violation of such regulations by a business 18
49	45		organization licensed as an affiliate licensee authorized to exercise 19
50	46		control over an association; and (3) two thousand five hundred dollars 20
51	47		for any such violation by any other licensee licensed by the 21
52	48		commissioner. The stewards or judges of a meeting acting in accordance 22
53	49		with such regulations shall have the authority to impose a fine of up to 23
54	50		five hundred dollars for any such violation by such licensee, and the 24
55	51		players' manager of a jai alai exhibition acting in accordance with such 25
56	52		regulations shall have the authority to recommend to the judges that a 26
57	53		fine should be considered for a player who may have violated such 27
58	54		regulations. The commissioner may delegate to the stewards and judges 28
59	55		of a meeting the power to suspend the license of any occupational 29
60	56		licensee employed in this state by an association licensee for a period 30
61	57		not to exceed sixty days for any violation of such regulations. If any 31
62	58		license is suspended, such stewards and judges of a meeting shall state 32
63	59		the reasons therefor in writing. All fines imposed pursuant to this 33
64	60		section shall be paid over to the General Fund upon receipt by the 34
65	61		department. Any person or business organization fined or suspended 35
66	62		pursuant to this section shall have a right of appeal to the commissioner 36
67	63		for a hearing that shall be conducted pursuant to chapter 54. Any person 37
68	64		or business organization aggrieved by a decision of the commissioner 38
69	65		following such a hearing shall have a right of appeal pursuant to section 39
70	66		4-183. 40
71	67		(j) The commissioner [shall have the power to] may require that the 41
72	68		books and records of any licensee, other than an occupational licensee, 42
73	69		[shall] be maintained in any manner which [he] the commissioner may 43
74	70		deem best, and that any financial or other statements based on such 44
75	71		books and records [shall] be prepared in accordance with generally 45
76	72		accepted accounting principles in such form as [he] the commissioner 46
77	73		shall prescribe. The commissioner or [his] the commissioner's designee 47
78	74		shall also be authorized to visit, to investigate and to place expert 48
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	75	+	accountants and such other persons as [he] the commissioner may deem 49
86	76		necessary, in the offices, tracks, frontons, off-track betting facilities or 50
87	77		places of business of any such licensee, for the purpose of satisfying 51
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88	80		himself or herself that the department's regulations are strictly complied 52
89	81		with. 53
90	82		(k) The commissioner may at any time for good cause require the 54
91	83		removal of any employee or official employed by any licensee 55
92	84		[hereunder] under this section. 56
93	85		(l) The commissioner may, on his or her own motion or upon 57
94	86		application, exempt any person or business organization from the 58
95	87		licensing requirements of this chapter or some or all of the disclosure 59
96	88		requirements of chapter 226b, provided the applicant does not exercise 60
97	89		control in or over an integral part of any activity which is authorized 61
98	90		under this chapter. The burden of proving that an exemption should be 62
99	91		granted rests solely with the applicant. The commissioner may limit or 63
100	92		condition the terms of an exemption and such determination shall be 64
101	93		final. 65
102	94		(m) Any person aiding or abetting in the operation of an off-track 66
103	95		betting system or the conduct of any meeting within this state at which 67
104	96		racing or the exhibition of the game of jai alai shall be permitted for any 68
105	97		stake, purse or reward, except in accordance with a license duly issued 69
106	98		and unsuspended or unrevoked by the commissioner, shall be guilty of 70
107	99		a class A misdemeanor. 71
108	100		(n) The majority of the membership of the board of directors of any 72
109	101		corporation licensed to operate the off-track betting system or to hold or 73
110	102		conduct any meeting within the state of Connecticut at which racing or 74
111	103		the exhibition of the game of jai alai shall be permitted for any stake, 75
112	104		purse or reward, shall be residents of the state of Connecticut. 76
113	105		(o) Any license granted under this section, other than an association 77
114	106		license authorizing the licensee to conduct a meeting or operate the off-78
115	107		track betting system, as described in subsection (a) of this section, or an 79
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	108	+	affiliate license authorizing the licensee to exercise control in or over an 80
123	109		association licensee, as described in subsection (e) of this section, shall 81
124	110		be effective for not more than one year from the date of issuance. Initial 82
125	111		application for and renewal of any license shall be in such form and 83
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126	114		manner as the commissioner shall prescribe by regulation. 84
127	115		[(p) Any person or business organization issued a license to conduct 85
128	116		dog racing shall establish a pet adoption program for the proper 86
129	117		housing and care of retired greyhounds and shall provide financial 87
130	118		support for such program and any facility operated to implement such 88
131	119		program. 89
132	120		(q) Any person or business organization issued a license to conduct 90
133	121		dog racing pursuant to subsection (c) of section 12-574c shall employ 91
134	122		persons who, at the time of employment, are recipients of assistance 92
135	123		under the state-administered general assistance program, state 93
136	124		supplement program, medical assistance program, temporary family 94
137	125		assistance program or supplemental nutrition assistance program to fill 95
138	126		not less than twenty per cent of the positions created by the conversion 96
139	127		of a jai alai fronton to a dog race track if such persons have been trained 97
140	128		for such employment by public or publicly funded agencies in 98
141	129		coordination with such licensee. 99
142	130		(r) Any person or business organization issued a license to conduct 100
143	131		dog racing pursuant to subsection (c) of section 12-574c shall provide an 101
144	132		on-site child care center, as described in section 19a-77, for use by 102
145	133		employees of the dog race track. Such licensee shall employ persons 103
146	134		who, at the time of employment, are recipients of aid under chapter 302 104
147	135		or 308 to fill not less than fifty per cent of the positions at such child care 105
148	136		center if such persons have been trained for such employment by public 106
149	137		or publicly funded agencies in coordination with such licensee. 107
150	138		(s) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter to the 108
151	139		contrary, any person or business organization issued a license to 109
152	140		conduct dog racing may operate on a year-round basis and may conduct 110
153	141		such number of performances as it may elect, provided the total number 111
154		-	of such performances does not exceed five hundred eighty 112 Committee Bill No. 6048
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	142	+	of such performances does not exceed five hundred eighty 112
161	143		performances in any calendar year.] 113
162	144		Sec. 2. Section 12-574c of the general statutes is repealed and the 114
163	145		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 115
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164	148		(a) The Department of Consumer Protection shall not issue a license 116
165	149		authorizing any person, firm, corporation or association to conduct 117
166	150		horse racing [, dog racing] or jai alai events. 118
167	151		(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, 119
168	152		the department may renew any license issued prior to May 23, 1979, to 120
169	153		conduct horse racing or jai alai events or issue such a license to a 121
170	154		currently operating facility. 122
171	155		[(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, 123
172	156		the department may, on or after July 5, 1991, issue one additional license 124
173	157		authorizing a person or business organization to conduct dog racing to 125
174	158		a person or business organization holding a license to conduct jai alai 126
175	159		events or to the successor of such business organization upon the 127
176	160		surrender of the license to conduct jai alai events.] 128
177	161		[(d)] (c) No licensee shall move any horse race track [, dog race track] 129
178	162		or jai alai fronton to any municipality other than the municipality in 130
179	163		which such facility was located on July 5, 1991. 131
180	164		Sec. 3. Section 12-574a of the general statutes is repealed and the 132
181	165		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 133
182	166		(a) Whenever a person or business organization files an application 134
183	167		with the department for a license to conduct an activity regulated by 135
184	168		section 12-574, as amended by this act, exclusive of renewal license 136
185	169		applications, the department shall forward within five days to the town 137
186	170		clerk of the town within which such activity is proposed to be carried 138
187	171		on a statement specifying the prospective applicant, the proposed 139
188	172		activity, the site on which such activity is proposed to be conducted and 140
189	173		the fact that an application has been filed with the department. Within 141
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	174	+	ten days after such statement has been filed, such town clerk shall cause 142
197	175		notice of such filing to be published in a newspaper having a circulation 143
198	176		in the town wherein the activity is to be conducted. The question of the 144
199	177		approval of the conducting of such activity shall be submitted to the 145
200	178		electors of such town at a special election called for the purpose to be 146
201	179		held not less than thirty nor more than sixty days after such publication, 147
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202	182		in conformity with the provisions of section 9-369, or at a regular town 148
203	183		election if such election is to be held more than sixty but not more than 149
204	184		one hundred twenty days after such publication, such question shall be 150
205	185		so submitted and the vote shall be taken in the manner prescribed by 151
206	186		said section 9-369. The town clerk shall notify the department of the 152
207	187		results of such election. The disapproval of the conducting of such 153
208	188		activity by a majority of those voting on the question shall be a bar to 154
209	189		the granting of a license to such applicant to conduct such activity at 155
210	190		such location. All costs incurred by a municipality in connection with 156
211	191		such referendum shall be paid to said municipality by the person or 157
212	192		business organization filing such application for such license. The 158
213	193		provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any licensee authorized 159
214	194		to operate the off-track betting system with respect to any off-track 160
215	195		betting facility approved prior to June 25, 1993. 161
216	196		(b) No licensee may conduct any horse racing or jai alai event on any 162
217	197		Sunday without the prior approval of the legislative body of the town 163
218	198		in which the event is scheduled to take place. 164
219	199		(c) No licensee authorized to operate the off-track betting system may 165
220	200		conduct any off-track pari-mutuel wagering on any racing program on 166
221	201		any Sunday without the prior approval of the legislative body of the 167
222	202		town in which such off-track betting facility is located. 168
223	203		[(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, 169
224	204		the prior approval of the legislative body only of the town shall be 170
225	205		required in the event the department issues a license pursuant to 171
226	206		subsection (c) of section 12-574c.] 172
227	207		Sec. 4. Section 12-575 of the general statutes is repealed and the 173
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235	209		(a) The department may permit at racing events, exhibitions of the 175
236	210		game of jai alai licensed under the provisions of this chapter or at off-176
237	211		track betting facilities, betting under a pari-mutuel system, so called, 177
238	212		including standard pari-mutuel, daily double, exacta, quinella, trifecta, 178
239	213		superfecta, twin trifecta, pick four and pick six betting, and such other 179
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240	216		forms of multiple betting as the department may determine. 180
241	217		(b) The pari-mutuel system, so called, shall not be used or permitted 181
242	218		at any location other than the race track at which the racing event is 182
243	219		licensed to be conducted or the fronton at which the game of jai alai is 183
244	220		licensed to be played or at an off-track betting facility operated by the 184
245	221		department or by a licensee authorized to operate the off-track betting 185
246	222		system. A computerized electronic totalizator system, approved by the 186
247	223		commissioner, shall be used to conduct pari-mutuel wagering at each 187
248	224		racing or jai alai event. A computerized electronic totalizator system 188
249	225		approved by the commissioner and, where authorized by subsection (b) 189
250	226		of section 12-571a, and approved by the commissioner, a simulcast 190
251	227		system shall be used to conduct pari-mutuel wagering and simulcasting 191
252	228		of off-track betting race programs at off-track betting facilities. The 192
253	229		commissioner may require any licensee to submit information 193
254	230		concerning the daily operation of such totalizator or simulcast system 194
255	231		which [he] the commissioner deems necessary for the effective 195
256	232		administration of this chapter, including records of all wagering 196
257	233		transactions, in such form and manner as [he shall prescribe] the 197
258	234		commissioner prescribes. 198
259	235		(c) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, each 199
260	236		licensee conducting horse racing events under the pari-mutuel system 200
261	237		shall distribute all sums deposited in any pari-mutuel program to the 201
262	238		holders of winning tickets therein, less seventeen per cent of the total 202
263	239		deposits plus the breakage to the dime of the amount so retained [;] and 203
264	240		each licensee conducting jai alai events shall distribute all sums 204
265	241		deposited in any pari-mutuel program to the holders of winning tickets 205
266	242		therein, less a maximum of eighteen per cent of the deposits in the win, 206
267		-	place or show pools and less a maximum of twenty-three per cent of the 207 Committee Bill No. 6048
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	243	+	place or show pools and less a maximum of twenty-three per cent of the 207
274	244		deposits in all other pools plus the breakage to the dime of the amount 208
275	245		so retained. [; each licensee conducting dog racing events shall 209
276	246		distribute all sums deposited in any pari-mutuel program to the holders 210
277	247		of winning tickets therein, less a maximum of nineteen per cent of the 211
278	248		deposits in the win, place or show pools and less a maximum of twenty-212
279	249		seven per cent of the deposits in all other pools plus the breakage to the 213
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280	252		dime of the amount so retained, or, shall distribute all sums deposited 214
281	253		in all of its pari-mutuel programs conducted on any day to the holders 215
282	254		of winning tickets therein less twenty per cent of the total deposits plus 216
283	255		the breakage to the dime of the amount so retained, provided on and 217
284	256		after July 1, 1992, each licensee conducting dog racing events on July 5, 218
285	257		1991, shall allocate four per cent of all sums deposited in any pari-219
286	258		mutuel program to purses, one-quarter of one per cent to capital 220
287	259		expenditures for alterations, additions, replacement changes, 221
288	260		improvements or major repairs to or upon the property owned or leased 222
289	261		by any such licensee and used for such racing events, and one-quarter 223
290	262		of one per cent to promotional marketing, to reduce the costs of 224
291	263		admission, programs, parking and concessions and to offer 225
292	264		entertainment and giveaways. Each licensee conducting dog racing 226
293	265		events shall, on an annual basis, submit to the department certified 227
294	266		financial statements verifying the use of such allocations for purses, 228
295	267		capital improvements and promotional marketing.] 229
296	268		(2) Each licensee conducting horse racing or jai alai events may carry 230
297	269		over all or a portion of the sums deposited in any pari-mutuel program, 231
298	270		less the amount retained as herein provided, in the twin trifecta, pick 232
299	271		four or pick six pari-mutuel pool to another pool, including a pool in a 233
300	272		succeeding performance. 234
301	273		(d) Each licensee conducting horse racing events under the pari-235
302	274		mutuel system shall pay to the state, and there is hereby imposed: (1) A 236
303	275		tax on the total money wagered in the pari-mutuel pool on each and 237
304	276		every day the licensee conducts racing events, pursuant to the following 238
305	277		schedule: 239
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313	279		T1 Total Wagered Tax
314	280		T2 0 to $100,001 3.25% on the entire pool
315	281		T3 $100,001 to $200,001 3.75% on the entire pool
316	282		T4 $200,001 to $300,001 4.25% on the entire pool
317	283		T5 $300,001 to $400,001 4.75% on the entire pool
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318	286		T6 $400,001 to $500,001 5.25% on the entire pool
319	287		T7 $500,001 to $600,001 5.75% on the entire pool
320	288		T8 $600,001 to $700,001 6.25% on the entire pool
321	289		T9 $700,001 to $800,001 6.75% on the entire pool
322	290		T10 $800,001 to $900,001 7.25% on the entire pool
323	291		T11 $900,001 to $1,000,001 7.75% on the entire pool
324	292		T12 $1,000,001 and over 8.75% on the entire pool
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326	294		and (2) a tax equal to one-half of the breakage to the dime resulting 240
327	295		from such wagering. The commissioner shall by regulation adopted in 241
328	296		accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 designate the percentage 242
329	297		of the difference between the seventeen per cent specified in subsection 243
330	298		(c) of this section and the tax specified in this subsection, which shall be 244
331	299		allocated as prize or purse money for the horses racing at each facility. 245
332	300		[(e) Each licensee conducting dog racing events under the pari-246
333	301		mutuel system shall pay to the state, and there is hereby imposed: (1) 247
334	302		(A) A tax at the rate of two per cent on the total money wagered in the 248
335	303		pari-mutuel pool on each and every day the licensee conducts racing 249
336	304		events or (B) on or after July 1, 1993, in the case of any licensee licensed 250
337	305		prior to July 5, 1991, (i) a tax at the rate of two per cent on any amount 251
338	306		up to and including fifty million dollars of the total money wagered in 252
339	307		the pari-mutuel pool in any state fiscal year during which a licensee 253
340	308		licensed prior to July 5, 1991, conducts racing events, (ii) a tax at the rate 254
341	309		of three per cent on any amount in excess of fifty million dollars and up 255
342	310		to and including eighty million dollars of the total money wagered in 256
343	311		the pari-mutuel pool in any state fiscal year during which a licensee 257
344	312		licensed prior to July 5, 1991, conducts racing events, and (iii) a tax at 258
345	313		the rate of four per cent on any amount in excess of eighty million 259
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353	315		fiscal year during which a licensee licensed prior to July 5, 1991, 261
354	316		conducts racing events, and (2) a tax equal to one-half of the breakage 262
355	317		to the dime resulting from such wagering.] 263
356	318		[(f)] (e) Each licensee operating a fronton at which the game of jai alai 264
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357	321		is licensed to be played under the pari-mutuel system shall pay to the 265
358	322		state and there is hereby imposed: (1) (A) A tax at the rate of two per 266
359	323		cent on any amount up to and including fifty million dollars of the total 267
360	324		money wagered on such games, (B) a tax at the rate of three per cent of 268
361	325		any amount in excess of fifty million dollars and up to and including 269
362	326		eighty million dollars of the total money wagered on such games, and 270
363	327		(C) a tax at the rate of four per cent on any amount in excess of eighty 271
364	328		million dollars of the total money wagered on such games, and (2) a tax 272
365	329		equal to one-half of the breakage to the dime resulting from such 273
366	330		wagering. 274
367	331		[(g)] (f) The licensee authorized to operate the system of off-track 275
368	332		betting under the pari-mutuel system shall pay to the state and there is 276
369	333		hereby imposed: (1) A tax at the rate of three and one-half per cent on 277
370	334		the total money wagered in the pari-mutuel pool on each and every day 278
371	335		the licensee broadcasts racing events, and (2) a tax equal to one-half of 279
372	336		the breakage to the dime resulting from such wagering. 280
373	337		[(h)] (g) The commissioner shall assess and collect the taxes imposed 281
374	338		by this chapter under such regulations as [he] the commissioner may 282
375	339		prescribe, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. All taxes 283
376	340		hereby imposed shall be due and payable by the close of the next 284
377	341		banking day after each day's racing or jai alai exhibition. If any such tax 285
378	342		is not paid when due, the commissioner shall impose a delinquency 286
379	343		assessment upon the licensee in the amount of ten per cent of such tax 287
380	344		or ten dollars, whichever amount is greater, plus interest at the rate of 288
381	345		one and one-half per cent of the unpaid principal of such tax for each 289
382	346		month or fraction of a month from the date such tax is due to the date of 290
383	347		payment. Subject to the provisions of section 12-3a, the commissioner 291
384	348		may waive all or part of the penalties provided under this subsection 292
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	349	+	when it is proven to [his] the commissioner's satisfaction that the failure 293
392	350		to pay such tax within the time required was due to reasonable cause 294
393	351		and was not intentional or due to neglect. Failure to pay any such 295
394	352		delinquent tax upon demand may be considered by the commissioner 296
395	353		as cause for revocation of license. 297
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396	356		[(i)] (h) The commissioner shall devise a system of accounting and 298
397	357		shall supervise betting at such track, fronton or off-track betting facility 299
398	358		in such manner that the rights of the state are protected and shall collect 300
399	359		all fees and licenses under such regulations as [he] the commissioner 301
400	360		shall prescribe, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. 302
401	361		[(j)] (i) The amount of unclaimed moneys, as determined by the 303
402	362		commissioner, held by any licensee other than by licensees authorized 304
403	363		to operate a jai alai fronton [, dog race track] or the off-track betting 305
404	364		system on account of outstanding and uncashed winning tickets, shall 306
405	365		be due and payable to the commissioner, for deposit in the General Fund 307
406	366		of the state, at the expiration of one year after the close of the meeting 308
407	367		during which such tickets were issued. If any such unclaimed moneys 309
408	368		are not paid when due, the commissioner shall impose a delinquency 310
409	369		assessment upon the licensee in the amount of ten per cent of such 311
410	370		moneys or ten dollars, whichever amount is greater, plus interest at the 312
411	371		rate of one and one-half per cent of the unpaid principal of such moneys 313
412	372		for each month or fraction of a month from the date such moneys are 314
413	373		due to the date of payment. Subject to the provisions of section 12-3a, 315
414	374		the commissioner may waive all or part of the penalties provided under 316
415	375		this subsection when it is proven to [his] the commissioner's satisfaction 317
416	376		that the failure to pay such moneys to the state within the time required 318
417	377		was due to reasonable cause and was not intentional or due to neglect. 319
418	378		[(k)] (j) The commissioner may authorize deputies and the 320
419	379		Commissioner of Revenue Services or his or her agents are authorized 321
420	380		to enter upon the premises at any horse racing event, jai alai exhibition 322
421	381		or off-track betting race event for the purpose of inspecting books and 323
422	382		records, supervising and examining cashiers, ticket sellers, pool sellers 324
423	383		and other persons handling money at said event and such other 325
424		-	supervision as may be necessary for the maintenance of order at such 326 Committee Bill No. 6048
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431	385		event. 327
432	386		[(l)] (k) (1) The commissioner shall pay each municipality in which a 328
433	387		horse race track is located, one-quarter of one per cent of the total money 329
434	388		wagered on horse racing events at such race track, except the 330
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435	391		commissioner shall pay each such municipality having a population in 331
436	392		excess of fifty thousand one per cent of the total money wagered at such 332
437	393		horse racing events in such municipality. The commissioner shall pay 333
438	394		each municipality in which a jai alai fronton [or dog race track] is located 334
439	395		one-half of one per cent of the total money wagered on jai alai games [or 335
440	396		dog racing events] at such fronton, [or dog race track,] except the 336
441	397		commissioner shall pay each such municipality having a population in 337
442	398		excess of fifty thousand one per cent of the total money wagered on jai 338
443	399		alai games [or dog racing events] at such fronton [or dog race track] 339
444	400		located in such municipality. The commissioner shall pay each 340
445	401		municipality in which an off-track betting facility is located one and 341
446	402		three-fifths per cent of the total money wagered in such facility less 342
447	403		amounts paid as refunds or for cancellations. The commissioner shall 343
448	404		pay to both the city of New Haven and the town of Windsor Locks an 344
449	405		additional one-half of one per cent of the total money wagered less any 345
450	406		amount paid as a refund or a cancellation in any facility equipped with 346
451	407		screens for simulcasting after October 1, 1997, located within a fifteen-347
452	408		mile radius of facilities in New Haven and Windsor Locks. Payment 348
453	409		shall be made not less than four times a year and not more than twelve 349
454	410		times a year as determined by the commissioner, and shall be made 350
455	411		from the tax imposed pursuant to subsection (d) of this section for horse 351
456	412		racing, subsection (e) of this section [for dog racing, subsection (f) of this 352
457	413		section] for jai alai games and subsection [(g)] (f) of this section for off-353
458	414		track betting. (2) [If, for any calendar year after the surrender of a license 354
459	415		to conduct jai alai events by any person or business organization 355
460	416		pursuant to subsection (c) of section 12-574c and prior to the opening of 356
461	417		any dog race track by such person or business organization, any other 357
462	418		person or business organization licensed to conduct jai alai events is 358
463	419		authorized to conduct a number of performances greater than the 359
464		-	number authorized for such licensee in the previous calendar year, the 360 Committee Bill No. 6048
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471	421		commissioner shall pay the municipality in which the jai alai fronton for 361
472	422		which such license was surrendered was located, rather than the 362
473	423		municipality in which the jai alai fronton conducting the increased 363
474	424		performances is located, one-half of one per cent of the total money 364
475	425		wagered on jai alai games for such increased performances at the 365
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476	428		fronton which conducted the additional performances, except the 366
477	429		commissioner shall pay each such municipality having a population in 367
478	430		excess of fifty thousand one per cent of the total money wagered on jai 368
479	431		alai games for such increased performances at such fronton. (3) During 369
480	432		any state fiscal year ending on or after June 30, 1993, the commissioner 370
481	433		shall pay each municipality in which a dog race track was operating 371
482	434		prior to July 5, 1991, one per cent of the total money wagered on dog 372
483	435		racing events at such dog race track. (4) During the state fiscal year 373
484	436		ending June 30, 2001, each municipality in which a dog race track was 374
485	437		operating prior to July 5, 1991, shall pay the Northeast Connecticut 375
486	438		Economic Alliance, Inc. two-tenths of one per cent of the total money 376
487	439		wagered on dog racing events at any dog race track operating prior to 377
488	440		July 5, 1991. (5)] In the event a licensee incurs a loss from the operation 378
489	441		of a pari-mutuel facility, as determined by the commissioner, the 379
490	442		legislative body of the city or town in which such facility is located may 380
491	443		direct the commissioner to credit or rebate all or a part of the revenue 381
492	444		otherwise due to the municipality back to the facility. In no case shall 382
493	445		such credit and such reimbursement exceed the amount of the licensee's 383
494	446		loss, and in no fiscal year shall these provisions affect the total fees paid 384
495	447		to the state by the authorized operator of the off-track betting system on 385
496	448		its off-track betting activities. 386
497	449		Sec. 5. Section 12-578 of the general statutes is repealed and the 387
498	450		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 388
499	451		(a) The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the 389
500	452		provisions of chapter 54, governing registration and the issuance and 390
501	453		annual renewal of licenses and payment of annual nonrefundable 391
502	454		application fees for the same in accordance with the following schedule: 392
503		-	(1) Registration: (A) Stable name, one hundred dollars; (B) 393 Committee Bill No. 6048
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510	456		partnership name, one hundred dollars; and (C) colors, twenty dollars. 394
511	457		[; (D) kennel name, one hundred dollars.] 395
512	458		(2) Licenses: (A) Owner, one hundred dollars; (B) trainer, one 396
513	459		hundred dollars; (C) assistant trainer, one hundred dollars; (D) jockey, 397
514	460		forty dollars; (E) jockey agent, for each jockey, one hundred dollars; (F) 398
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515	463		stable employees, including exercise boy, groom, stable foreman, hot 399
516	464		walker, outrider, twenty dollars; (G) veterinarian, one hundred dollars; 400
517	465		(H) jockey apprentice, forty dollars; (I) driver, one hundred dollars; (J) 401
518	466		valet, twenty dollars; (K) blacksmith, twenty dollars; (L) plater, twenty 402
519	467		dollars; (M) concessionaire, for each concession, two hundred fifty 403
520	468		dollars; (N) concessionaire affiliate, for each concession of the 404
521	469		concessionaire, two hundred fifty dollars; (O) concession employees, 405
522	470		twenty dollars; (P) jai alai players, one hundred dollars; (Q) officials and 406
523	471		supervisors, one hundred dollars; (R) pari-mutuel employees, forty 407
524	472		dollars; (S) other personnel engaged in activities regulated under this 408
525	473		chapter, twenty dollars; (T) vendor, for each contract, two hundred fifty 409
526	474		dollars; (U) totalizator, for each contract, two hundred fifty dollars; (V) 410
527	475		vendor and totalizator affiliates, for each contract of the vendor or 411
528	476		totalizator, two hundred fifty dollars; (W) gaming employee, forty 412
529	477		dollars; (X) nongaming vendor, two hundred fifty dollars; (Y) gaming 413
530	478		services, five hundred dollars; and (Z) gaming affiliate, two hundred 414
531	479		fifty dollars. For the purposes of this subdivision, "concessionaire 415
532	480		affiliate" means a business organization, other than a shareholder in a 416
533	481		publicly traded corporation, that may exercise control in or over a 417
534	482		concessionaire; and "concessionaire" means any individual or business 418
535	483		organization granted the right to operate an activity at [a dog race track 419
536	484		or] an off-track betting facility for the purpose of making a profit that 420
537	485		receives or, in the exercise of reasonable business judgment, can be 421
538	486		expected to receive more than twenty-five thousand dollars or twenty-422
539	487		five per cent of its gross annual receipts from such activity at such [track 423
540	488		or] facility. 424
541	489		(b) The commissioner shall require each applicant for a license under 425
542		-	subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section to submit to state and 426 Committee Bill No. 6048
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549	491		national criminal history records checks before such license is issued. 427
550	492		The criminal history records checks required pursuant to this subsection 428
551	493		shall be conducted in accordance with section 29-17a. 429
552	494		Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 12-572 of the general statutes is 430
553	495		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 431
554	496		1, 2021): 432
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555	499		(a) The commissioner may establish or authorize the establishment of 433
556	500		such off-track betting facilities throughout the state for the purpose of 434
557	501		receiving moneys wagered on the results of races or jai alai games as [he 435
558	502		shall deem] the commissioner deems will serve the convenience of the 436
559	503		public and provide maximum economy and efficiency of operation, 437
560	504		provided the establishment of such a facility in any municipality for the 438
561	505		purpose of receiving moneys on the results of races or jai alai games 439
562	506		shall be subject to the approval of the legislative body of such 440
563	507		municipality which shall be given only after a public hearing on the 441
564	508		same. Until the effective date of transfer of ownership of the off-track 442
565	509		betting system, moneys received at such facilities shall be deposited in 443
566	510		a betting fund from which daily payments, in such amount as the 444
567	511		commissioner deems suitable, shall be made. If an operator of an off-445
568	512		track betting facility intends to conduct wagering on [dog racing events 446
569	513		or] jai alai games, such operator (1) shall conduct wagering on [dog 447
570	514		racing events or] jai alai games conducted by any association licensee 448
571	515		which offers such [racing events or] games for off-track betting, 449
572	516		provided such operator obtains the written consent of such licensee, and 450
573	517		(2) may conduct wagering on out-of-state [dog racing events or] jai alai 451
574	518		games when no such association licensee is conducting such [racing 452
575	519		events or] games, provided such operator has complied with the 453
576	520		provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection. No operator of an off-454
577	521		track betting facility shall conduct wagering on any [dog racing event 455
578	522		or] jai alai game if such [racing event or] game is conducted within forty 456
579	523		miles of such facility unless such operator has obtained the written 457
580	524		consent of the licensee conducting such [racing event or] game. An 458
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	525	+	operator of an off-track betting facility may conduct wagering on out-459
588	526		of-state dog racing events. 460
589	527		Sec. 7. Section 12-559 of the general statutes is repealed and the 461
590	528		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 462
591	529		The commissioner may employ stewards for thoroughbred racing, 463
592	530		judges for harness racing [, greyhound racing] and jai alai, and 464
593	531		veterinarians who shall be exempt from classified service, and may 465
594	532		employ, subject to the provisions of chapter 67, such other employees as 466
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595	535		may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The 467
596	536		commissioner shall require such persons to submit to state and national 468
597	537		criminal history records checks before being employed. The criminal 469
598	538		history records checks required pursuant to this section shall be 470
599	539		conducted in accordance with section 29-17a. All persons employed 471
600	540		pursuant to this section, with the exception of any steward, judge or 472
601	541		veterinarian, shall be residents of the state at the time of and during the 473
602	542		full term of their employment. 474
603	543		Sec. 8. Subsection (b) of section 17a-713 of the general statutes is 475
604	544		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 476
605	545		1, 2021): 477
606	546		(b) The program established by subsection (a) of this section shall be 478
607	547		funded by imposition of: (1) A fee of one hundred thirty-five dollars on 479
608	548		each association license, for each performance of jai alai [or dog racing] 480
609	549		conducted under the provisions of chapter 226, provided no such 481
610	550		licensee shall contribute more than forty-five thousand dollars in any 482
611	551		one year; (2) a fee of twenty-five dollars for each teletheater performance 483
612	552		on each operator of a teletheater facility; and (3) the amount received 484
613	553		from the Connecticut Lottery Corporation pursuant to section 12-818. 485
614	554		The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall collect the fee from 486
615	555		each association licensee or such operator on a monthly basis. The 487
616	556		receipts shall be deposited in the General Fund and credited to a 488
617	557		separate, nonlapsing chronic gamblers treatment and rehabilitation 489
618	558		account which shall be established by the Comptroller. All moneys in 490
619		-	the account are deemed to be appropriated and shall be expended for 491 Committee Bill No. 6048
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626	560		the purposes established in subsection (a) of this section. 492
627	561		Sec. 9. Subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 19a-342 of the 493
628	562		general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 494
629	563		thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 495
630	564		(b) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 31-40q, no person 496
631	565		shall smoke: (A) In any building or portion of a building, partially 497
632	566		enclosed shelter on a rail platform or bus shelter owned and operated 498
633	567		or leased and operated by the state or any political subdivision thereof; 499
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634	570		(B) in any area of a health care institution; (C) in any area of a retail food 500
635	571		store; (D) in any restaurant; (E) in any area of an establishment with a 501
636	572		permit issued for the sale of alcoholic liquor pursuant to section 30-20a, 502
637	573		30-21, 30-21b, 30-22, 30-22c, 30-28, 30-28a, 30-33a, 30-33b, 30-35a, 30-37a, 503
638	574		30-37e or 30-37f, in any area of an establishment with a permit for the 504
639	575		sale of alcoholic liquor pursuant to section 30-23 issued after May 1, 505
640	576		2003, and, on and after April 1, 2004, in any area of an establishment 506
641	577		with a permit issued for the sale of alcoholic liquor pursuant to section 507
642	578		30-22a or 30-26 or the bar area of a bowling establishment holding a 508
643	579		permit pursuant to subsection (a) of section 30-37c; (F) within a school 509
644	580		building or on the grounds of such school; (G) within a child care facility 510
645	581		or on the grounds of such child care facility, except, if the child care 511
646	582		facility is a family child care home, as defined in section 19a-77, such 512
647	583		smoking is prohibited only when a child enrolled in such home is 513
648	584		present; (H) in any passenger elevator, provided no person shall be 514
649	585		arrested for violating this subsection unless there is posted in such 515
650	586		elevator a sign which indicates that smoking is prohibited by state law; 516
651	587		(I) in any dormitory in any public or private institution of higher 517
652	588		education; or (J) on and after April 1, 2004, in any area of [a dog race 518
653	589		track or] a facility equipped with screens for the simulcasting of off-track 519
654	590		betting race programs or jai alai games. For purposes of this subsection, 520
655	591		"restaurant" means space, in a suitable and permanent building, kept, 521
656	592		used, maintained, advertised and held out to the public to be a place 522
657	593		where meals are regularly served to the public, "school" has the same 523
658		-	meaning as provided in section 10-154a and "child care facility" has the 524 Committee Bill No. 6048
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665	595		same meaning as provided in section 19a-342a, as amended by this act. 525
666	596		Sec. 10. Subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 19a-342a of the 526
667	597		general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 527
668	598		thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 528
669	599		(b) (1) No person shall use an electronic nicotine delivery system or 529
670	600		vapor product: (A) In any building or portion of a building owned and 530
671	601		operated or leased and operated by the state or any political subdivision 531
672	602		thereof; (B) in any area of a health care institution; (C) in any area of a 532
673	603		retail food store; (D) in any restaurant; (E) in any area of an 533
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674	606		establishment with a permit issued for the sale of alcoholic liquor 534
675	607		pursuant to section 30-20a, 30-21, 30-21b, 30-22, 30-22a, 30-22c, 30-26, 30-535
676	608		28, 30-28a, 30-33a, 30-33b, 30-35a, 30-37a, 30-37e or 30-37f, in any area of 536
677	609		establishment with a permit issued for the sale of alcoholic liquor 537
678	610		pursuant to section 30-23 issued after May 1, 2003, or the bar area of a 538
679	611		bowling establishment holding a permit pursuant to subsection (a) of 539
680	612		section 30-37c; (F) within a school building or on the grounds of such 540
681	613		school; (G) within a child care facility or on the grounds of such child 541
682	614		care facility, except, if the child care facility is a family child care home 542
683	615		as defined in section 19a-77, such use is prohibited only when a child 543
684	616		enrolled in such home is present; (H) in any passenger elevator, 544
685	617		provided no person shall be arrested for violating this subsection unless 545
686	618		there is posted in such elevator a sign which indicates that such use is 546
687	619		prohibited by state law; (I) in any dormitory in any public or private 547
688	620		institution of higher education; or (J) in any area of [a dog race track or] 548
689	621		a facility equipped with screens for the simulcasting of off-track betting 549
690	622		race programs or jai alai games. For purposes of this subsection, 550
691	623		"restaurant" means space, in a suitable and permanent building, kept, 551
692	624		used, maintained, advertised and held out to the public to be a place 552
693	625		where meals are regularly served to the public, and "school" has the 553
694	626		same meaning as provided in section 10-154a. 554
695	627		Sec. 11. Section 12-574d of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective 555
696		-	October 1, 2021) 556 Committee Bill No. 6048
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703	629		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
704	630		sections:
705	631
706	632		Section 1 October 1, 2021 12-574(i) to (s)
707	633		Sec. 2 October 1, 2021 12-574c
708	634		Sec. 3 October 1, 2021 12-574a
709	635		Sec. 4 October 1, 2021 12-575
710	636		Sec. 5 October 1, 2021 12-578
711	637		Sec. 6 October 1, 2021 12-572(a)
712	638		Sec. 7 October 1, 2021 12-559
713	639		Sec. 8 October 1, 2021 17a-713(b)
714	640		Sec. 9 October 1, 2021 19a-342(b)(1)
715	641		Sec. 10 October 1, 2021 19a-342a(b)(1)
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716	644		Sec. 11 October 1, 2021 Repealer section
717	645
718		-	PS Joint Favorable
	646	+	Statement of Purpose:
	647	+	To prohibit greyhound racing in the state.
	648	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	649	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	650	+	underlined.]
	651	+
	652	+	Co-Sponsors: REP. D'AGOSTINO, 91st Dist.; REP. ELLIOTT, 88th Dist.
	653	+
	654	+	H.B. 6048
	655	+
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