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HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS
House Bill No. 365 by Representative Farnum
RACING/COMMISSION: Provides relative to the membership of the Louisiana State
Racing Commission
Synopsis of Senate Amendments
1.Adds provisions of proposed law mandating the manner in which the monies
designated for purses under present law from wagers placed at offtrack
wagering facilities on historical horse races are to be distributed.
2.Provides that certain provisions of proposed law shall supersede certain
provisions of the Act which originated as Senate Bill No. 209 of the 2021
Regular Session.
3.Makes proposed law effective upon signature of the governor.
4.Makes technical changes.
Digest of Bill as Finally Passed by Senate
Present law establishes the commission, requires the commission be composed of 13
members, and provides various criteria for the members. Proposed law retains present law.
Present law requires three members of the commission to be owners of racehorses which
participate in any race licensed by the commission. Proposed law retains present law.
Proposed law requires that one of the three owner-members be from the Louisiana quarter
horse industry.
Proposed law requires certain monies from wagers placed at offtrack wagering facilities on
historical horse races to be distributed as follows:
(1) 70% allocated and provided to the licensed racing associations in the state
which conduct live horse racing on the basis of the proportion of the number
of thoroughbred race days each association conducted for the preceding year
bears to the total number of thoroughbred race days conducted statewide for
the preceding year, and such funds shall be used solely to supplement purses
in accordance with a schedule or formula established by the purse committee
of the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association on Louisiana-bred
thoroughbred races.
(2)30% allocated and provided to the licensed racing associations in the state
which conduct live quarter horse racing on the basis of the proportion of the
number of quarter horse race days each association conducted for the
preceding year bears to the total number of quarter horse race days conducted
statewide for the preceding year, and such funds shall be used solely to
supplement purses in accordance with a schedule or formula established by
the purse committee of the Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association on
Louisiana-bred quarter horse races.
Certain provisions of proposed law supersede certain provisions of proposed law of the Act
which originated as Senate Bill 209 of the 2021 Regular Session.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 4:144(B)(2)(b); Adds R.S. 4:217(E))
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