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Regular Session, 2010
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 130
BY SENATOR N. GAUTREAUX
HORSE RACING. Request joint committee to study the horse racing industry and
regulation thereof.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To urge and request the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and2
International Affairs and the House Committee on Commerce to meet and function3
as a joint committee to study and determine whether the Louisiana State Racing4
Commission is properly regulating the horse racing industry in Louisiana, whether5
the commission is meeting the stated legislative intent, policy, and purposes as6
prescribed by Louisiana law, and whether the commission is utilizing the best7
practices in performing its function.8
WHEREAS, the horse racing industry is a significant contributor and vital to the9
economy of the state; and 10
WHEREAS, the legislature has expressly stated its intent, policies, and purposes in11
authorizing the horse racing industry to conduct business in Louisiana; and 12
WHEREAS, the legislature has adopted laws that regulate the objectives and goals13
of the horse racing industry; and 14
WHEREAS, the Louisiana State Racing Commission has statutory authority to15
implement and enforce the laws regulating the horse racing industry; and 16
WHEREAS, it is prudent for the state to determine if the regulation of the horse17
racing industry is being properly conducted by the Louisiana State Racing Commission, if18 SCR NO. 130
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the commission is meeting the stated legislative intent, policies and purposes as prescribed1
in Louisiana law, and whether the commission is utilizing the best practices in carrying out2
the law. 3
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby4
urge and request the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and5
International Affairs and the House Committee on Commerce to study whether the Louisiana6
State Racing Commission is properly regulating the horse racing industry in Louisiana,7
whether the commission is meeting the stated legislative intent, policy, and purposes as8
prescribed by Louisiana law, and whether the commission is utilizing the best practices in9
performing its function.10
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the joint committee shall submit a written report11
of its findings to the legislature prior to March 1, 2011.12
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Michelle Ducharme.
DIGEST
N. Gautreaux SCR No. 130
Requests the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International
Affairs and the House Committee on Commerce to study the regulation of the horse racing
industry in Louisiana.
Requires a written report to the legislature prior to March 1, 2011.