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Regular Session, 2011
HOUSE BILL NO. 420
BY REPRESENTATIVE THIERRY
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
RACING/HORSE: Authorizes account wagering to be conducted by a facility operating a
pari-mutuel live horse racing facility
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 4:149.5(B)(1), relative to horse racing; to authorize account2
wagering to be conducted by a facility licensed by the Louisiana State Racing3
Commission and operating as pari-mutuel live horse racing facility; and to provide4
for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 4:149.5(B)(1) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:7
ยง149.5. Account wagering8
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B.(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the10
commission shall adopt rules regulating account wagering and shall authorize11
account wagering to be conducted by a licensee operating a pari-mutuel live horse12
racing facility located in the city of New Orleans.13
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HB NO. 420
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Thierry HB No. 420
Abstract: Authorizes account wagering to be conducted by a facility licensed by the La.
State Racing Commission and operating as a pari-mutuel live horse racing facility.
Present law provides that the La. State Racing Commission shall adopt rules regulating
account wagering and shall authorize account wagering to be conducted by a licensee
operating a pari-mutuel live horse racing facility located in the city of New Orleans.
Proposed law retains present law but deletes the requirement that the facility be located in
the city of New Orleans.
(Amends R.S. 4:149.5(B)(1))