Wyoming 2025 Regular Session

Wyoming House Bill HB0139 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/09/2025

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STATE OF WYOMING
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HOUSE BILL NO. HB0139
Interstate export of Wyoming horseracing.
Sponsored by: Joint Appropriations Committee
A BILL
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1 AN ACT relating to pari-mutuel wagering; authorizing 
2 agreements for purposes of exporting Wyoming thoroughbred 
3 horseracing simulcast signals out-of-state; specifying a 
4 fee; and providing for an effective date.
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8W.S. 11-25-201(b)(iii), (iv) and by 
9 creating a new paragraph (v) and by creating a new 
10 subsection (n) is amended to read:
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15 (b)  Every Wednesday following any pari-mutuel event, 
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2 (iii)  Pay an amount equal to one percent (1%) of 
3 the total amount wagered attributable to historic 
4 pari-mutuel events, shown by the report to the commission, 
5 to be transferred by the commission to the county and the 
6 city or town in which the permittee is located, in equal 
7 shares, or to the county alone if the permittee is not 
8 located within the boundaries of a city or town. The 
9 county, city or town receiving an amount under this 
10 paragraph may credit that amount to the state fair account 
11 upon a majority vote of the county's, city's or town's 
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14 (iv)  Pay an amount equal to one-quarter percent 
15 (1/4%) of the total amount wagered attributable to historic 
16 pari-mutuel events, shown by the report to the commission, 
17 to be credited to the legislative stabilization reserve 
18 account;. and
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23 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-02324HB01391.  This act is effective July 1, 2025.
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