New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

New Mexico House Bill HB546 Compare Versions

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28	28	HOUSE BILL 546
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30	30	TH LEGISLATURE
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42	42	FIRST SESSION
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45	45	2025
46	46	INTRODUCED BY
47	47	Rod Montoya
48	48	AN ACT
49	49	RELATING TO HORSE RACING; AMENDING AND ENACTING SECTIONS OF THE
50	50	HORSE RACING ACT; CREATING THE STATE RACING COMMISSION
51	51	NOMINATING COMMITTEE; REQUIRING MEMBERS OF THE STATE RACING
52	52	COMMISSION TO BE SELECTED FROM A LIST OF QUALIFIED NOMINEES
53	53	CREATED BY THE STATE RACING COMMISSION NOMINATING COMMITTEE;
54	54	PROVIDING FOR THE EMPLOYMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS OF AN EXECUTIVE
55	55	DIRECTOR OF THE STATE RACING COMMISSION.
56	56	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
57	57	SECTION 1. Section 60-1A-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2007,
58	58	Chapter 39, Section 2) is amended to read:
59	59	"60-1A-2. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Horse Racing Act:
60	60	A. "board" means the gaming control board;
61	61	B. "breakage" means the odd cents by which the
62	62	amount payable on each dollar wagered exceeds a multiple of
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91	91	C. "commission" means the state racing commission;
92	92	D. "exotic wagering" means all wagering other than
93	93	on win, place or show, through pari-mutuel wagering;
94	94	E. "export" means to send a live audiovisual
95	95	broadcast of a horse race in the process of being run at a
96	96	horse racetrack from the originating horse racetrack to another
97	97	location;
98	98	F. "guest state" means a jurisdiction, other than
99	99	the jurisdiction in which a horse race is run, in which a horse
100	100	racetrack, off-track wagering facility or other facility that
101	101	is a member of and subject to an interstate common pool is
102	102	located;
103	103	G. "guest track" means a horse racetrack, off-track
104	104	wagering facility or other licensed facility in a location
105	105	other than the state in which a horse race is run that is a
106	106	member of and subject to an interstate common pool;
107	107	H. "handle" means the total of all pari-mutuel
108	108	wagering sales, excluding refunds and cancellations;
109	109	I. "horse race" means a competition among
110	110	racehorses on a predetermined course in which the horse
111	111	completing the course in the least amount of time generally
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113	113	J. "host state" means the jurisdiction within which
114	114	a sending track is located, also known as a "sending state";
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143	143	K. "host track" means the horse racetrack from
144	144	which a horse race subject to an interstate common pool is
145	145	transmitted to members of that interstate common pool, also
146	146	known as a "sending track";
147	147	L. "import" means to receive a live audiovisual
148	148	broadcast of a horse race;
149	149	M. "interstate common pool" means a pari-mutuel
150	150	pool that combines comparable pari-mutuel pools from one or
151	151	more locations that accept wagers on a horse race run at a
152	152	sending track for purposes of establishing payoff prices at the
153	153	pool members' locations, including pools in which pool members
154	154	from more than one state simultaneously combine pari-mutuel
155	155	pools to form an interstate common pool;
156	156	N. "jockey club" means an organization that
157	157	administers thoroughbred registration records and registers
158	158	thoroughbreds;
159	159	O. "licensed premises" means land, together with
160	160	all buildings, other improvements and personal property located
161	161	on the land, that is under the direct control of a racetrack
162	162	licensee, including the restricted areas, grandstand and public
163	163	parking areas;
164	164	P. "licensee" means a person licensed by the
165	165	commission and includes a holder of an occupational, secondary
166	166	or racetrack license;
167	167	Q. "nominating committee" means the state racing
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196	196	commission nominating committee;
197	197	[Q.] R. "occupational license" means a license
198	198	issued by the commission to a vendor or to a person having
199	199	access to a restricted area on the licensed premises, including
200	200	a horse owner, trainer, jockey, agent, apprentice, groom,
201	201	exercise person, veterinarian, valet, farrier, starter,
202	202	clocker, racing secretary, pari-mutuel clerk and other
203	203	personnel designated by the commission whose work, in whole or
204	204	in part, is conducted around racehorses or pari-mutuel betting
205	205	windows;
206	206	[R.] S. "pari-mutuel wagering" means a system of
207	207	wagering in which bets on a live or simulcast horse race are
208	208	pooled and held by the racetrack licensee for distribution of
209	209	the total amount, less the deductions authorized by law, to
210	210	holders of winning tickets; "pari-mutuel wagering" does not
211	211	include bookmaking or pool selling;
212	212	[S.] T. "pari-mutuel wagering pool" means the money
213	213	wagered on a specific horse race through pari-mutuel wagering;
214	214	[T.] U. "practical breeder" means a person who has
215	215	practical experience in breeding horses, although the person
216	216	may not be actively involved in breeding horses;
217	217	[U.] V. "primary residence" means the domicile
218	218	where a person resides for most of the year, and, if the person
219	219	is temporarily out of state, the address where a person will
220	220	return when the person returns to New Mexico or the address
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249	249	that a person uses for purposes of a driver's license, passport
250	250	or voting;
251	251	[V.] W. "quarter horse" means a racehorse that is
252	252	registered with the American quarter horse association or any
253	253	successor association;
254	254	[W.] X. "race meet" means a period of time within
255	255	dates specified by the commission in which a racetrack licensee
256	256	is authorized to conduct live racing on the racing grounds;
257	257	[X.] Y. "racehorse" means a quarter horse or
258	258	thoroughbred that is bred and trained to compete in horse
259	259	races;
260	260	[Y.] Z. "racetrack license" means a license to
261	261	conduct horse races issued by the commission;
262	262	[Z.] AA. "racetrack licensee" means a person who
263	263	has been issued a racetrack license;
264	264	[AA.] BB. "racing grounds" means the area of the
265	265	restricted area of licensed premises used for the purpose of
266	266	conducting horse races and all activities ancillary to the
267	267	conduct of horse races, including the track, stable area,
268	268	jockey's quarters and horse training areas;
269	269	[BB.] CC. "retainage" means money that is retained
270	270	from wagers on win, place and show and on exotic wagers by a
271	271	racetrack licensee pursuant to the Horse Racing Act;
272	272	[CC.] DD. "restricted areas" means the stable area,
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302	302	the racing grounds;
303	303	[DD.] EE. "secondary licensee" means all officers,
304	304	directors, shareholders, lenders or holders of evidence of
305	305	indebtedness of a corporation or legal entity owning a horse
306	306	racetrack, and all persons holding a direct or indirect
307	307	interest of any nature whatsoever in the horse racetrack,
308	308	including interests or positions that deal with the funds of
309	309	the racetrack or that are administrative, policymaking or
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311	311	[EE.] FF. "simulcast" means a transmission of a
312	312	live audiovisual broadcast of a horse race being run at a horse
313	313	racetrack other than the horse racetrack or other licensed
314	314	facility at which the broadcast is being received for viewing
315	315	pursuant to a simulcasting contract;
316	316	[FF.] GG. "stakes race" means a horse race in which
317	317	nominations or entry or starting fees contribute to the purse;
318	318	an overnight race is not a stakes race;
319	319	[GG.] HH. "steward" means an employee of the
320	320	commission who supervises horse races and oversees a race meet
321	321	while in progress, including holding hearings regarding
322	322	licensees and enforcing the rules of the commission and the
323	323	horse racetrack;
324	324	[HH.] II. "takeout" means amounts authorized by
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355	355	registered with the jockey club;
356	356	[JJ.] KK. "track" means the surfaced oval area on
357	357	which horse races are conducted; and
358	358	[KK.] LL. "vendor" means a person who provides
359	359	goods or services to or in the racing grounds or restricted
360	360	area of the licensed premises of a horse racetrack."
361	361	SECTION 2. Section 60-1A-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2007,
362	362	Chapter 39, Section 3) is amended to read:
363	363	"60-1A-3. COMMISSION CREATED--APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS--
364	364	TERMS OF OFFICE.--
365	365	A. The "state racing commission" is created and is
366	366	administratively attached to the tourism department.
367	367	B. The commission shall consist of five members, no
368	368	more than three of whom shall be members of the same political
369	369	party. The commission members shall be appointed by the
370	370	governor [and be confirmed by the senate ] with the consent of
371	371	the senate and shall be selected from a list of qualified
372	372	nominees submitted to the governor by the nominating committee .
373	373	All members of the commission shall hold at-large positions on
374	374	the commission.
375	375	C. At least three of the members of the commission
376	376	shall be practical breeders of racehorses within New Mexico.
377	377	D. A commission member shall have primary residence
378	378	in New Mexico and shall be of high character and reputation so
379	379	that public confidence in the administration of horse racing is
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408	408	maintained.
409	409	E. The term of each member of the commission shall
410	410	be six years from the date of the member's appointment. The
411	411	member shall serve until a successor is appointed. In the case
412	412	of a vacancy in the membership of the commission, the governor
413	413	shall fill the vacancy by appointment for the unexpired term
414	414	from a list of nominees submitted by the nominating committee .
415	415	F. A person shall not be eligible for appointment
416	416	as a member of the commission who is an officer, official or
417	417	director in a corporation conducting horse racing within the
418	418	state. A member of the commission or relatives of a member of
419	419	the commission to the first degree of consanguinity shall not
420	420	have a financial interest in a licensee regulated by the
421	421	commission.
422	422	G. Members of the commission shall receive no
423	423	salary, but each member of the commission shall receive per
424	424	diem and mileage pursuant to the Per Diem and Mileage Act.
425	425	[H. The commission may appoint an executive
426	426	director and establish the executive director's duties and
427	427	compensation.]"
428	428	SECTION 3. A new section of the Horse Racing Act, Section
429	429	60-1A-3.1 NMSA 1978, is enacted to read:
430	430	"60-1A-3.1. [NEW MATERIAL ] STATE RACING COMMISSION
431	431	NOMINATING COMMITTEE.--
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461	461	committee" is created and consists of nine members who are:
462	462	(1) knowledgeable about horse racing;
463	463	(2) not recipients of contracts or other forms
464	464	of compensation from the commission or the board;
465	465	(3) not applicants or nominees for membership
466	466	on the commission; and
467	467	(4) appointed as follows:
468	468	(a) six members appointed one each by
469	469	the speaker of the house of representatives, the majority floor
470	470	leader of the house of representatives, the minority floor
471	471	leader of the house of representatives, the president pro
472	472	tempore of the senate, the majority floor leader of the senate
473	473	and the minority floor leader of the senate;
474	474	(b) two members appointed by the
475	475	governor; and
476	476	(c) one member appointed by the chief
477	477	justice of the supreme court.
478	478	B. A nominating committee member shall:
479	479	(1) be a resident of New Mexico;
480	480	(2) serve a four-year term; and
481	481	(3) serve without compensation, but shall be
482	482	reimbursed for expenses incurred in pursuit of the member's
483	483	duties on the nominating committee pursuant to the Per Diem and
484	484	Mileage Act.
485	485	C. The nominating committee and individual members
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514	514	shall be subject to the Governmental Conduct Act, the
515	515	Inspection of Public Records Act, the Financial Disclosure Act
516	516	and the Open Meetings Act.
517	517	D. Administrative support shall be provided to the
518	518	nominating committee by the staff of the board.
519	519	E. Initial appointments to the nominating committee
520	520	shall be made by the appointing authorities prior to September
521	521	1, 2025. Subsequent appointments shall be made no later than
522	522	thirty days before the end of a term.
523	523	F. The first meeting of the members of the
524	524	nominating committee shall be held prior to November 1, 2025.
525	525	The nominating committee shall select one member to be chair
526	526	and one member to be secretary of the nominating committee.
527	527	Following the first meeting, the nominating committee shall
528	528	meet as often as necessary in order to submit a list to the
529	529	governor of no fewer than two qualified nominees for
530	530	appointment as members of the commission when a vacancy occurs
531	531	on the commission. The list shall be developed to provide
532	532	geographical diversity, and nominees on the list shall be from
533	533	at least three different counties of the state.
534	534	G. The nominating committee shall meet at least
535	535	ninety days prior to the date on which the term of a member of
536	536	the commission ends and as often as necessary thereafter in
537	537	order to submit a list to the governor, at least thirty days
538	538	prior to the beginning of the new term, of no fewer than two
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567	567	qualified nominees from diverse geographical areas of the state
568	568	for appointment as a member of the commission.
569	569	H. Upon the occurrence of a vacancy on the
570	570	commission, the nominating committee shall meet within thirty
571	571	days of the date of the beginning of the vacancy and as often
572	572	as necessary thereafter in order to submit a list to the
573	573	governor, within sixty days of the first meeting after the
574	574	vacancy occurs, of no fewer than two qualified nominees from
575	575	diverse geographical areas of the state for appointment as a
576	576	member of the commission.
577	577	I. If a position on the nominating committee
578	578	becomes vacant during a term, a successor shall be selected in
579	579	the same manner as the original appointment for that position
580	580	and shall serve for the remainder of the term of the position
581	581	vacated.
582	582	J. The nominating committee shall actively solicit,
583	583	accept and evaluate applications and may require an applicant
584	584	to submit any information the nominating committee deems
585	585	relevant to the consideration of the individual's application.
586	586	K. A majority vote of all members of the nominating
587	587	committee in favor of a person is required for that person to
588	588	be included on the list of qualified nominees submitted to the
589	589	governor."
590	590	SECTION 4. Section 60-1A-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2007,
591	591	Chapter 39, Section 4) is amended to read:
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620	620	"60-1A-4. COMMISSION--POWERS--DUTIES.--
621	621	A. The commission may:
622	622	(1) grant, deny, suspend or revoke
623	623	occupational licenses, secondary licenses and racetrack
624	624	licenses, establish the terms for each classification of a
625	625	racetrack license and set fees for submitting an application
626	626	for a license;
627	627	(2) exclude or compel the exclusion of a
628	628	person from all horse racetracks [who ] whom the commission
629	629	deems detrimental to the best interests of horse racing or who
630	630	willfully violates the Horse Racing Act, a rule or order of the
631	631	commission or a law of the United States or New Mexico;
632	632	(3) compel the production of documents, books
633	633	and tangible items, including documents showing the receipts
634	634	and disbursements of a racetrack licensee;
635	635	(4) investigate the operations of a licensee
636	636	and place a designated representative on the licensed premises
637	637	of a racetrack licensee for the purpose of observing compliance
638	638	with the Horse Racing Act and rules or orders of the
639	639	commission;
640	640	(5) employ staff as required to administer the
641	641	Horse Racing Act and employ staff with basic law enforcement
642	642	training to be stationed at racetracks to maintain peace and
643	643	order, enforce the law, conduct investigations and enforce the
644	644	Horse Racing Act or rules or orders of the commission; provided
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673	673	that staff employed with law enforcement training may not carry
674	674	firearms or other deadly weapons while on duty for the
675	675	commission;
676	676	(6) summon witnesses;
677	677	(7) administer oaths for the effective
678	678	discharge of the commission's authority; and
679	679	(8) appoint a hearing officer to conduct
680	680	hearings required by the Horse Racing Act or a rule adopted
681	681	pursuant to that act.
682	682	B. The commission shall:
683	683	(1) make rules to hold, conduct and operate
684	684	all race meets and horse races held in the state and to
685	685	identify and assign racing dates;
686	686	(2) require the following information for each
687	687	applicant on an application for a license:
688	688	(a) the full name, address and contact
689	689	information of the applicant, and if the applicant is a
690	690	corporation, the name of the state of incorporation and the
691	691	names, addresses and contact information of officers, members
692	692	of the board of directors and managers of the corporation;
693	693	(b) the exact location at which the
694	694	applicant desires to conduct a horse race or race meet;
695	695	(c) whether the horse racetrack is owned
696	696	or leased, and, if leased, the name and residence of the fee
697	697	owner of the land or, if the owner is a corporation, the names
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726	726	of the directors and stockholders;
727	727	(d) a statement of the assets and
728	728	liabilities of the person or corporation making the
729	729	application;
730	730	(e) the kind of racing to be conducted;
731	731	(f) the beginning and ending dates
732	732	desired for the race meet and the days during that time period
733	733	when horse races are to be scheduled; and
734	734	(g) other information determined by the
735	735	commission to be necessary to assess the potential for success
736	736	of the applicant;
737	737	(3) require a statement under oath by the
738	738	applicant that the information on the application is true;
739	739	(4) supervise and oversee the making of
740	740	pari-mutuel pools and the distribution from those pools;
741	741	(5) make on-site inspections of horse
742	742	racetracks in New Mexico at reasonable intervals;
743	743	(6) approve all improvements proposed to be
744	744	completed on the licensed premises of a horse racetrack,
745	745	including extensions, additions or improvements of buildings,
746	746	stables or tracks;
747	747	(7) monitor and oversee the pari-mutuel
748	748	machines and equipment at all horse races or race meets held in
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750	750	(8) approve contracts for simulcasting,
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779	779	pari-mutuel wagering and capital improvements funded pursuant
780	780	to Section 60-1A-20 NMSA 1978 entered into by horse racetracks;
781	781	(9) regulate the size of the purses to be
782	782	offered at horse races run in the state;
783	783	(10) require background investigations of
784	784	employees of a racetrack licensee as set forth in the rules of
785	785	the commission; [and]
786	786	(11) provide an annual report to the governor
787	787	regarding the commission's administration of horse racing in
788	788	the state; and
789	789	(12) appoint an executive director ."
790	790	SECTION 5. A new section of the Horse Racing Act is
791	791	enacted to read:
792	792	"[NEW MATERIAL] EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR--QUALIFICATIONS.--
793	793	A. The executive director appointed by the
794	794	commission shall have had at least five years of responsible
795	795	supervisory administrative experience in a governmental gaming
796	796	regulatory agency.
797	797	B. The executive director appointed by the
798	798	commission shall not have a financial interest, either directly
799	799	or indirectly, in a racetrack or the operation of licensed
800	800	wagering on the results of races."
801	801	SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
802	802	provisions of this act is July 1, 2025.
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