HLS 23RS-892 ORIGINAL
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 640
BY REPRESENTATIVE STEFANSKI
RACING/HORSE: Provides relative to historical horse racing fees
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 4:218.1, relative to horse racing fees; to decrease the license fee
3 collected for historical horse racing; to provide for the distribution of collected fees;
4 and to provide for related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 4:218.1 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง218.1. Historical horse racing fee authorization
8 A. The commission may collect a license fee not to exceed four two percent
9 of the total amount wagered at each offtrack wagering facility on historical horse
10 racing to cover administrative costs.
11 B. The commission shall distribute ten percent of the license fee authorized
12 by this Section to the sheriff department of the parish where a historical horse race
13 is taking place.
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)]
HB 640 Original 2023 Regular Session Stefanski
Abstract: Decreases the amount the La. State Racing Commission may collect in fees for
historical horse racing.
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions. HLS 23RS-892 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 640
Present law allows the La. State Racing Commission (commission) to collect a license fee
not to exceed 4% of the total amount wagered at each offtrack wagering facility on historical
horse racing to cover administrative costs.
Proposed law retains present law but decreases the allowed collection amount from 4% to
2%.
Proposed law requires that the commission distribute 10% of the license fee to the sheriff
department of the parish that is hosting the historical horse race.
(Amends R.S. 4:218.1)
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.