Racing
Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Horse Racing - Maryland Foaled Stakes Program and Sires Stakes Program - [SB-657]
Terminating the Maryland Foaled Stakes Program; providing that specified money be allocated only to the Maryland Sire Stakes Program; specifying that the Maryland Standardbred Race Fund consists only of the Sire Stakes Program; repealing a requirement that the Maryland Racing Commission set a breeder's award under specified circumstances; establishing a breeder's award under a specified program; providing for the distribution of breeder's awards to specified horses, under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Re-referred Ways And Means on 04/04/2012
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Horse Racing - Maryland-Bred Race Fund - Administration [SB-49]
Authorizing a portion of the Maryland-Bred Race Fund to be allocated for horses that are conceived, but not necessarily foaled, in Maryland; altering the amount of the Fund to be allocated by the Maryland Racing Commission for Maryland-Bred Fund Races; requiring the Commission to set the amount of breeder awards for races in the State and outside the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Horse Racing - State Racing Commission - Membership [SB-1000]
Requiring the Governor to select a specified number of members of the State Racing Commission from a list provided by specified associations and from specified members of the public at large; requiring the Governor to select the chair of the State Racing Commission in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Unfavorable Report By Finance Withdrawn on 03/26/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Horse Racing - Purse Dedication Account - Use of Funds for Operating Assistance [HB-947]
Authorizing for specified years the use of Purse Dedication Account funds by Ocean Downs Race Course and Rosecroft Raceway for operating assistance to support at least 40 live racing days annually at each course; placing restrictions on the receipt of Purse Dedication Account grants; requiring racing licensees to provide specified information to the Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation; prohibiting the use of specified funds for a contribution to a campaign finance entity or for an independent expenditure; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Favorable With Amendments Report By Ways And Means on 04/06/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Horse Racing - Mile Thoroughbred Racetracks - Payment of Taxes and Impact Aid [HB-597]
Altering from 7 to 10 days the time in which a mile thoroughbred racetrack licensee shall pay to the State Racing Commission the State tax imposed on the gross amount, less refunds, of money bet at the track for each racing day; authorizing a licensee at Pimlico Race Course to conduct live racing of Arabian breed horses under specified circumstances; altering from 3 to 10 days the time in which a mile thoroughbred racetrack licensee that operates a sending track shall pay money to the Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ways
Approved By The Governor on 04/10/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Horse Racing - Maryland Standardbred Race Fund Advisory Committee - [HB-590]
Altering one of the optional methods by which a horse may be registered with the Maryland Standardbred Race Fund Advisory Committee to enable the horse to start in a race of the Foaled Stakes Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ways
Approved By The Governor on 04/10/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Video Lottery Terminal Proceeds - School Construction [HB-376]
Altering and repealing specified requirements of law relating to the use of proceeds from video lottery terminals; establishing a School Construction Account under the authority of the Interagency Committee on School Construction; repealing the Racetrack Facility Renewal Account; providing for the purpose of the Account; requiring the Comptroller to pay money from the Account; and requiring that funding from the Account be used to service debt for school construction; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/16/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Video Lottery Terminals and Table Games - Expansion [HB-1478]
Authorizing and awarding an additional video lottery operation license and up to 1,500 additional video lottery terminals for a video lottery facility in Charles County on a vessel moored to a pier on the Potomac River; authorizing the holder of a video lottery operation license to offer table games in the State; specifying distributions of proceeds of table games; submitting the Act to a referendum of the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sally Jameson
Hearing 4/3 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/26/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Gaming - Video Lottery Terminals and Table Games [HB-1265]
Authorizing the awarding of an additional video lottery operation license and 4,750 additional video lottery terminals for a video lottery facility in a specified location in Prince George's County; altering the amount paid to a video lottery operation licensee from the proceeds of video lottery terminals; creating a State Capital Account for a specified purpose; authorizing the holder of a video lottery operation license to offer table games in the State; submitting the Act to a referendum; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Frush
Re-referred Ways And Means on 03/13/2012
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Alabama Regular Session 2012
Racing, takeout deducted by a racing operator designated for Alabama bred horses, Sec. 11-65-31 am'd [HB-773]
Racing, takeout deducted by a racing operator designated for Alabama bred horses, Sec. 11-65-31 am'd
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim McClendon
Read For The First Time And Referred To The House Of Representatives Committee On Economic Development And Tourism on 05/01/2012
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Horse Racing - State Racing Commission - Membership [SB-910]
Requiring that the Governor select a specified number of members of the State Racing Commission from a list provided by specified associations and from specified members of the public at large; and requiring that the Governor select the chairperson of the State Racing Commission in a specified manner.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 3/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2011 [SB-87]
Altering or repealing specified required appropriations; altering the distribution of specified revenues; altering or repealing specified funding requirements; altering the authorized use of specified funds; authorizing specified fees; establishing a reformed contributory pension benefit for the new members of the Employees' Pension System and the Teachers' Pension System on or before July 1, 2011; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/2 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/16/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Horse Racing - Distribution of Video Lottery Revenues [SB-848]
Altering specified distributions from the Purse Dedication Account for specified horse racing licensees; authorizing the use of specified revenues from the Account for specified operating expenses at specified racetracks; authorizing a specified racing licensee to apply to the Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation for specified grants from the Account for specified purposes and to apply for a specified advance from MEDCO; authorizing the issuance of specified grants from the Racetrack Facility Renewal Account; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. (budget And Taxation) on 03/02/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Gaming - Video Lottery Terminals - Allegany County [SB-823]
Altering the distributions of video lottery terminal proceeds from a video lottery facility in Allegany County under specified circumstances; repealing specified provisions relating to a distribution of video lottery terminal proceeds to a video lottery operation licensee in Allegany County that would otherwise go to the Racetrack Facility Renewal Account; and making the Act an emergency measure.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Re-referred Budget And Taxation on 02/18/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Horse Racing - Maryland-Bred Race Fund - Administration [SB-524]
Authorizing a portion of the Maryland-Bred Race Fund to be allocated to breeder bonuses for horses that are conceived, but not necessarily foaled, in the State; altering the amount of the Fund to be allocated by the Maryland Racing Commission for Maryland-Bred Fund Races; requiring the Commission to set the amount of certain breeder awards for races both in the State and outside the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Unfavorable Report By Finance Withdrawn on 02/28/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Video Lottery Terminals - Distribution of Proceeds - Purses and Bred Funds [SB-523]
Distributing 0.62% of specified video lottery terminal proceeds directly to the Maryland-bred Race Fund and 0.15% to the Standardbred Race Fund, not to exceed specified annual amounts; altering the distribution of funds in the Purse Dedication Account by the State Racing Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Unfavorable Report By Budget And Taxation Withdrawn on 03/02/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Horse Racing - Bowie Race Course Training Center - Ownership Transfer [SB-491]
Authorizing the owner of the Bowie Race Course Training Center to convey the property associated with the training center to the State, Prince George's County, or the City of Bowie; and providing for the construction of specified provisions of law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas Peters
Favorable Report By Ways And Means on 04/06/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
State Racing Commission - Meetings - Notice of Agenda Items [SB-490]
Requiring the State Racing Commission to post the agenda for an open meeting of the Commission on the Commission's Web site at least 7 business days before the meeting; authorizing the Commission to include a specified disclaimer on the agenda; prohibiting the Commission from amending an agenda that has been posted under specified circumstances; and requiring the Commission to post an amended agenda on the Commission's Web site within 24 hours after the agenda has been amended.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas Peters
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/22/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Video Lottery Terminals - Distribution of Proceeds - Purses and Bred Funds [HB-915]
Distributing 0.62% of specified video lottery terminal proceeds directly to the Maryland-bred Race Fund and 0.15% to the Standardbred Race Fund, not to exceed specified annual amounts; altering the distribution of funds in the Purse Dedication Account by the State Racing Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Cardin
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means Withdrawn on 03/23/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Gaming - Video Lottery Terminals - Allegany County [HB-755]
Altering the distributions of video lottery terminal proceeds from a video lottery facility in Allegany County under specified circumstances; repealing specified provisions relating to a distribution of video lottery terminal proceeds to a video lottery operation licensee in Allegany County that would otherwise go to the Racetrack Facility Renewal Account; and making the Act an emergency measure.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wendell Beitzel
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/16/2011