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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2035 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 432 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Adrian C. Madaro |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act extending simulcasting and horse racing authorization. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Adrian C. Madaro1st Suffolk1/15/2025 1 of 5 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2035 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 432 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Madaro of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 432) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Adrian C. Madaro relative to extending simulcasting and horse racing authorization. Consumer |
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| 20 | 20 | | Protection and Professional Licensure. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act extending simulcasting and horse racing authorization. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. The first paragraph of section 12A of chapter 494 of the acts of 1978 is |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2hereby amended by striking out the words “and until December 15, 2025”, inserted by section 7 |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3of chapter 26 of the acts of 2023, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- and until |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4December 15, 2030. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5 SECTION 2. The last paragraph of said section 12A of said chapter 494 is hereby |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6amended by striking out the words “December 15, 2025”, inserted by section 8 of said chapter |
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| 35 | 35 | | 726, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- December 15, 2030. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8 SECTION 3. The introductory paragraph of section 13 of said chapter 494 is hereby |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9amended by striking out the words “and until December 15, 2025”, inserted by section 9 of said |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10chapter 128, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- and until December 15, 2030. 2 of 5 |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11 SECTION 4. Section 15 of said chapter 494 is hereby amended by striking out the words |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12“and until December 15, 2025”, inserted by section 10 of said chapter 26, and inserting in place |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13thereof the following words:- and until December 15, 2030. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14 SECTION 5. The first paragraph of section 9 of chapter 277 of the acts of 1986 is hereby |
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| 43 | 43 | | 15amended by striking out the words “and until December 15, 2025”, inserted by section 11 of said |
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| 44 | 44 | | 16chapter 26, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- and until December 15, 2030. |
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| 45 | 45 | | 17 SECTION 6. The first sentence of the first paragraph of section 3 of chapter 114 of the |
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| 46 | 46 | | 18acts of 1991 is hereby amended by striking out the words “and until December 15, 2025”, |
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| 47 | 47 | | 19inserted by section 12 of said chapter 26, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- and |
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| 48 | 48 | | 20until December 15, 2030. |
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| 49 | 49 | | 21 SECTION 7. The last paragraph of said section 3 of said chapter 114 is hereby amended |
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| 50 | 50 | | 22by striking out the words “December 15, 2025”, inserted by section 13 of said chapter 26, and |
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| 51 | 51 | | 23inserting in place thereof the following words:- December 15, 2030. |
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| 52 | 52 | | 24 SECTION 8. The first paragraph of section 4 of said chapter 114 is hereby amended by |
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| 53 | 53 | | 25striking out the words “and until December 15, 2025”, inserted by section 14 of said chapter 26, |
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| 54 | 54 | | 26and inserting in place thereof the following words:- and until December 15, 2030. |
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| 55 | 55 | | 27 SECTION 9. The last paragraph of said section 4 of said chapter 114 is hereby amended |
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| 56 | 56 | | 28by striking out the words “December 15, 2025”, inserted by section 15 of said chapter 26, and |
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| 57 | 57 | | 29inserting in place thereof the following words:- December 15, 2030. 3 of 5 |
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| 58 | 58 | | 30 SECTION 10. The first paragraph of section 5 of said chapter 114 is hereby amended by |
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| 59 | 59 | | 31striking out the words “and until December 15, 2025”, inserted by section 16 of said chapter 26, |
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| 60 | 60 | | 32and inserting in place thereof the following words:- and until December 15, 2030. |
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| 61 | 61 | | 33 SECTION 11. Section 45 of chapter 139 of the acts of 2001 is hereby amended by |
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| 62 | 62 | | 34striking out the words “December 15, 2025”, inserted by section 17 of said chapter 26, and |
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| 63 | 63 | | 35inserting in place thereof the following words:- December 15, 2030. |
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| 64 | 64 | | 36 SECTION 12. Section 20 of chapter 449 of the acts of 2006 is hereby amended by |
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| 65 | 65 | | 37striking out the words “December 15, 2025”, inserted by section 18 of said chapter 26, and |
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| 66 | 66 | | 38inserting in place thereof the following words:- December 15, 2030. |
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| 67 | 67 | | 39 SECTION 13. Section 92 of chapter 194 of the acts of 2011 is hereby amended by |
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| 68 | 68 | | 40striking out the words “December 15, 2025”, inserted by section 19 of said chapter 26, and |
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| 69 | 69 | | 41inserting in place thereof the following words:- December 15, 2030. |
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| 70 | 70 | | 42 SECTION 14. Section 112 of said chapter 194 is hereby amended by striking out the |
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| 71 | 71 | | 43words “December 15, 2025”, inserted by section 20 of said chapter 26, and inserting in place |
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| 72 | 72 | | 44thereof the following words:- December 15, 2030. |
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| 73 | 73 | | 45 SECTION 15. Section 74 of chapter 10 of the acts of 2015 is hereby amended by striking |
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| 74 | 74 | | 46out the words “December 15, 2025”, inserted by section 21 of said chapter 26, and inserting in |
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| 75 | 75 | | 47place thereof the following words:- December 15, 2030. |
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| 76 | 76 | | 48 SECTION 16. Section 23 of said chapter 26 is hereby repealed. |
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| 77 | 77 | | 49 SECTION 17. Notwithstanding section 2 of chapter 128A of the General Laws, sections |
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| 78 | 78 | | 501, 2, 2A and 4 of chapter 128C of the General Laws, and section 9 of said chapter 128C as 4 of 5 |
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| 79 | 79 | | 51inserted by section 6 of chapter 173 of the acts of 2022, or any other general or special law to the |
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| 80 | 80 | | 52contrary, the running race horse meeting licensee located in Suffolk county licensed to conduct |
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| 81 | 81 | | 53live racing pursuant to said chapter 128A and simulcast wagering pursuant to said chapter 128C |
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| 82 | 82 | | 54in calendar year 2025 shall remain licensed as a running horse racing meeting licensee and shall |
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| 83 | 83 | | 55remain authorized to conduct simulcast wagering pursuant to said chapter 128C until the later of |
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| 84 | 84 | | 56December 15, 2030 or the expiration of the term of a category 2 license for sports wagering |
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| 85 | 85 | | 57under chapter 23N of the General Laws held by such licensee as of December 15, 2030 or any |
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| 86 | 86 | | 58renewal thereof; provided, however, that the days between January 1, 2025 and December 31, |
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| 87 | 87 | | 592030 shall be dark days pursuant to said chapter 128C and the licensee shall be precluded from |
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| 88 | 88 | | 60conducting live racing during that period unless it applies for and is granted a supplemental live |
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| 89 | 89 | | 61racing license pursuant to said chapter 128A; provided further that the licensee shall not |
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| 90 | 90 | | 62simulcast or accept a wager on greyhound dog racing; provided further, that all simulcasts shall |
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| 91 | 91 | | 63comply with the Interstate Horse Racing Act of 1978, 15 U.S.C. 3001 et seq. or other applicable |
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| 92 | 92 | | 64federal law; provided further, that all simulcasts from states which have racing associations that |
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| 93 | 93 | | 65do not require approval in compliance with the Interstate Horse Racing Act of 1978, 15 U.S.C. |
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| 94 | 94 | | 663004(a)(1)(A) shall require the approval of the New England Horsemen's Benevolent & |
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| 95 | 95 | | 67Protective Association prior to being simulcast to a racing meeting licensee within the |
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| 96 | 96 | | 68commonwealth; and provided further, that if the association agrees to approve the simulcast for 1 |
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| 97 | 97 | | 69racing meeting licensee, it shall approve the simulcast for all otherwise eligible racing meeting |
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| 98 | 98 | | 70licensees. |
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| 99 | 99 | | 71 SECTION 18. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the expiration |
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| 100 | 100 | | 72or repeal of said chapter 128A or said chapter 128C or any other general or special law related to |
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| 101 | 101 | | 73racing or simulcasting, or any resulting cessation of simulcasting by the holder of a category 2 5 of 5 |
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| 102 | 102 | | 74license for sports wagering under said chapter 23N, shall not be cause for suspension or |
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| 103 | 103 | | 75termination of or other adverse effect on such a category 2 license, and the holder of such a |
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| 104 | 104 | | 76category 2 license shall be deemed for purposes of said chapter 23N to be authorized by law to |
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| 105 | 105 | | 77conduct simulcasting for the duration of the term of such category 2 license and any renewal |
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| 106 | 106 | | 78thereof. |
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