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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 259 FILED ON: 1/11/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 374
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Mathew J. Muratore and Susan L. Moran
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act concerning horse racing within the town of Plymouth.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Mathew J. Muratore1st Plymouth1/10/2023Susan L. MoranPlymouth and Barnstable1/11/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 259 FILED ON: 1/11/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 374
By Representative Muratore of Plymouth and Senator Moran, a joint petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 374) of Mathew J. Muratore and Susan L. Moran (by vote of the town) relative
to horse racing in the town of Plymouth. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
[Local Approval Received.]
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 5379 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act concerning horse racing within the town of Plymouth.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION I. The purpose of this legislation is to ensure that the citizens of Plymouth
2have the opportunity to decide whether horse racing shall be licensed in their town.
3 SECTION 2. For the purpose of this act, "horse racing" shall mean every meeting where
4horses are raced and where any form of betting or wagering on the speed or ability of horses is
5permitted.
6 SECTION 3. (a) Except as provided in this section there shall be no horse racing in the
7town of Plymouth. 2 of 2
8 (b) Upon application to the town for a horse racing location in the town of Plymouth all
9of the following conditions shall be met prior to any licensing application or such location being
10considered by the gaming commission:
11 (1) the town shall publish notice of the proposed horse racing location at least 60 days
12prior to any public hearing on the proposed horse racing location;
13 (2) a public hearing on the proposed horse racing location shall be held in the town no
14less than 30 days before the next scheduled town meeting;
15 (3) a majority of the registered voters of the town of Plymouth, voting on whether to
16grant a horse racing license for the proposed horse racing location, have voted in the affirmative;
17 (4) the horse racing location is approved at a town meeting;
18 (5) all of the conditions in clauses 1 through 4 are accomplished in the same calendar
19year.
20 (c) The select board of the town of Plymouth shall approve the proposed horse racing
21location upon the completion of the conditions described in subsection (b).
22 (d) Upon approval by the town of Plymouth pursuant to subsections (b) and (c), the
23gaming commission may consider the approved horse racing location for use in horse racing
24pursuant to chapter 128A of the General Laws.
25 SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage