AB 1723: Horse Racing Law.
- Session Year: 2017-2018
- House: Assembly
- Latest Version Date: 2017-10-02
Existing law, the Horse Racing Law, generally regulates horse racing and vests the administration and enforcement of the Horse Racing Law in the California Horse Racing Board. Existing law, until January 1, 2018, requires any racing association, including a fair, that conducts thoroughbred racing to pay to the owners organization contracting with the association with respect to the conduct of thoroughbred racing an additional 13/4% of the portion required to be deducted for purses for a national marketing program, as specified. Existing law requires an owners organization to annually file a report with the board and specified committees of the Legislature accounting for the receipt and expenditure of these funds. A violation of the Horse Racing Law is a crime.
This bill would extend the requirement to pay the additional percentage until January 1, 2022, and would eliminate the requirement for the owners organization to file the report with the legislative committees. By extending the duration of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
Existing law requires that all money representing penalties or fines imposed by the stewards of a horse race meeting be collected by the licensee of the meeting and paid to the board within 10 days after its close.
This bill would clarify that these moneys are required to be paid to the board within 10 business days after the close.
Existing law prescribes the method for redistributing money in a parimutuel pool subject to payment to a claimant, but not successfully claimed. Existing law requires that 1/2 of the redistributable money resulting from the thoroughbred, harness, or quarter horse meetings, but excluding the meetings of the California Exposition and State Fair or county, district agricultural association, or citrus fruit fair meetings, be distributed to a welfare fund established for the benefit of horsemen and backstretch personnel.
This bill would authorize, upon approval of the board, moneys in the welfare fund to be used to provide treatment for, and support the health care needs of, licensees under the Horse Racing Law, employees of racing associations, and members of horsemens and horsewomens organizations and other racing-related charitable organizations representing or assisting backstretch personnel, if the need for the treatment and support is related to the persons participation in the horse racing industry.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Existing law, the Horse Racing Law, generally regulates horse racing and vests the administration and enforcement of the Horse Racing Law in the California Horse Racing Board. Existing law, until January 1, 2018, requires any racing association, including a fair, that conducts thoroughbred racing to pay to the owners organization contracting with the association with respect to the conduct of thoroughbred racing an additional 13/4% of the portion required to be deducted for purses for a national marketing program, as specified. Existing law requires an owners organization to annually file a report with the board and specified committees of the Legislature accounting for the receipt and expenditure of these funds. A violation of the Horse Racing Law is a crime.
This bill would extend the requirement to pay the additional percentage until January 1, 2022, and would eliminate the requirement for the owners organization to file the report with the legislative committees. By extending the duration of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
Existing law requires that all money representing penalties or fines imposed by the stewards of a horse race meeting be collected by the licensee of the meeting and paid to the board within 10 days after its close.
This bill would clarify that these moneys are required to be paid to the board within 10 business days after the close.
Existing law prescribes the method for redistributing money in a parimutuel pool subject to payment to a claimant, but not successfully claimed. Existing law requires that 1/2 of the redistributable money resulting from the thoroughbred, harness, or quarter horse meetings, but excluding the meetings of the California Exposition and State Fair or county, district agricultural association, or citrus fruit fair meetings, be distributed to a welfare fund established for the benefit of horsemen and backstretch personnel.
This bill would authorize, upon approval of the board, moneys in the welfare fund to be used to provide treatment for, and support the health care needs of, licensees under the Horse Racing Law, employees of racing associations, and members of horsemens and horsewomens organizations and other racing-related charitable organizations representing or assisting backstretch personnel, if the need for the treatment and support is related to the persons participation in the horse racing industry.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Existing law, the Horse Racing Law, generally regulates horse racing and vests the administration and enforcement of the Horse Racing Law in the California Horse Racing Board. Existing law, until January 1, 2018, requires any racing association, including a fair, that conducts thoroughbred racing to pay to the owners organization contracting with the association with respect to the conduct of thoroughbred racing an additional 13/4% of the portion required to be deducted for purses for a national marketing program, as specified. Existing law requires an owners organization to annually file a report with the board and specified committees of the Legislature accounting for the receipt and expenditure of these funds. A violation of the Horse Racing Law is a crime.
This bill would extend the requirement to pay the additional percentage until January 1, 2022, and would not require the owners organization to file the report with the legislative committees. By extending the duration of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
Existing law provides that all money representing penalties or fines imposed by the stewards of a horse race meeting be collected by the licensee of the meeting and paid to the board within 10 days after its close.
This bill would clarify that the moneys be paid to the board within 10 business days.
Existing law prescribes the method for redistributing money in a parimutuel pool subject to payment to a claimant, but not successfully claimed. Existing law requires that 1/2 of the redistributable money resulting from the thoroughbred, harness, or quarter horse meetings, but excluding the meetings of the California Exposition and State Fair or county, district agricultural association, or citrus fruit fair meetings, be distributed to a welfare fund established for the benefit of horsemen and backstretch personnel.
This bill would authorize, upon approval of the board, moneys in the welfare fund to be used to provide treatment for, and support the health care needs of, licensees under the Horse Racing Law, employees of racing associations, and members of horsemens and horsewomens organizations and other racing-related charitable organizations representing or assisting backstretch personnel, if the need for the treatment and support is related to the persons participation in the horse racing industry.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Existing law, the Horse Racing Law, generally regulates horse racing and vests the administration and enforcement of the Horse Racing Law in the California Horse Racing Board. Existing law, until January 1, 2018, requires any racing association, including a fair, that conducts thoroughbred racing to pay to the owners organization contracting with the association with respect to the conduct of thoroughbred racing an additional 13/4% of the portion required to be deducted for purses for a national marketing program, as specified. Existing law requires an owners organization to annually file a report with the board and specified committees of the Legislature accounting for the receipt and expenditure of these funds.
This bill would not require the owners organization to file the report with the legislative committees.
Existing law provides that all money representing penalties or fines imposed by the stewards of a horse race meeting be collected by the licensee of the meeting and paid to the board within 10 days after its close.
This bill would clarify that the moneys be paid to the board within 10 business days.
Existing law prescribes the method for redistributing money in a parimutuel pool subject to payment to a claimant, but not successfully claimed. Existing law requires that 1/2 of the redistributable money resulting from the thoroughbred, harness, or quarter horse meetings, but excluding the meetings of the California Exposition and State Fair or county, district agricultural association, or citrus fruit fair meetings, be distributed to a welfare fund established for the benefit of horsemen and backstretch personnel.
This bill would authorize, upon approval of the board, moneys in the welfare fund to be used to provide treatment for, and support the health care needs of, licensees under the Horse Racing Law, employees of racing associations, and members of horsemens and horsewomens organizations and other racing-related charitable organizations representing or assisting backstretch personnel, if the need for the treatment and support is related to the persons participation in the horse racing industry.
Existing law, the Horse Racing Law, generally regulates horse racing and vests the administration and enforcement of the Horse Racing Law in the California Horse Racing Board. Existing law, until January 1, 2018, requires any racing association, including a fair, that conducts thoroughbred racing to pay to the owners organization contracting with the association with respect to the conduct of thoroughbred racing an additional 13/4% of the portion required to be deducted for purses for a national marketing program, as specified. Existing law requires an owners organization to annually file a report with the board and specified committees of the Legislature accounting for the receipt and expenditure of these funds.
This bill would not require the owners organization to file the report with the legislative committees.
Existing law provides that all money representing penalties or fines imposed by the stewards of a horse race meeting be collected by the licensee of the meeting and paid to the board within 10 days after its close.
This bill would clarify that the moneys be paid to the board within 10 business days.
(a)Any association, including a fair, that conducts thoroughbred racing shall pay to the owners organization, contracting with the association with respect to the conduct of thoroughbred racing, an additional 13/4 percent of the portion deducted for purses, required by Section 19613, for a national marketing program. These funds shall be used exclusively for the promotion of thoroughbred racing in conjunction with a national thoroughbred racing marketing program. Funds that may not be needed for this effort shall be returned to the purse pool at the racing associations where these funds were raised in direct proportion to the amount in which they were initially raised. The owners organization shall file a report with the board accounting for the receipt and expenditure of these funds on an annual basis. The board of directors of the owners organization shall have the discretion to select the national marketing organization that shall be the recipient of these funds. If the board of directors of the owners organization decides at any time not to contribute to the national marketing organization, notice shall be given promptly to the respective racing association or associations and the 13/4 percent deduction shall cease until the owners organization decides otherwise.
(b)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2022, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2022, deletes or extends that date.
SEC. 2.Section 19640 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:19640.All money representing penalties or fines imposed by the stewards of a horse race meeting shall be collected by the licensee of the meeting and paid to the board within 10 business days after its close, and the board shall deposit all those moneys in the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund.
SEC. 3.Section 19641 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:19641.(a)(1)Except as provided in subdivision (b), any redistributable money in a parimutuel pool subject to payment to a claimant pursuant to Section 19598, but not successfully claimed within that period, shall be paid to the board, as follows:
(A)An estimated payment equal to 20 percent of the preceding years unclaimed redistributable money paid pursuant to this paragraph shall be paid to the board on July 1, October 1, January 1, and April 1, or the next business day thereafter.
(B)On May 30, or the next business day thereafter, of the year following the close of a horse racing meeting, the association shall pay to the board all of the redistributable funds that are owed it pursuant to this paragraph, less estimated payments made pursuant to subparagraph (A).
(2)The money received by the board under this subdivision resulting from thoroughbred, harness, or quarter horse meetings, but excluding the meetings of the California Exposition and State Fair or of a county, district agricultural association, or citrus fruit fair, shall be used by the board to support research on matters pertaining to horse racing and racetrack security, but the money shall be subject to annual budgetary review by the Legislature. All of the redistributable money received by the board from other meetings shall be paid immediately into the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund.
(b)(1)One-half of the redistributable money resulting from the thoroughbred, harness, or quarter horse meetings, but excluding the meetings of the California Exposition and State Fair or county, district agricultural association, or citrus fruit fair meetings, shall be distributed to a welfare fund established for the benefit of horsemen and horsewomen and backstretch personnel, as follows:
(A)An estimated payment equal to 20 percent of the preceding years unclaimed redistributable money distributed pursuant to this paragraph shall be distributed to the welfare fund on July 1, October 1, January 1, and April 1, or the next business day thereafter.
(B)On May 30, or the next business day thereafter, of the year following the close of a horse racing meeting, the association shall pay to the welfare fund all of the redistributable funds that are owed it pursuant to this paragraph, less estimated payments made pursuant to subparagraph (A).
(2)The welfare fund shall make an accounting to the board within one calendar year of the receipt of the payment.
(3)Upon approval of the board, moneys under this subdivision may be used to provide treatment for, and support the health care needs of, licensees under this chapter, employees of racing associations, and members of horsemens and horsewomens organizations and other racing-related charitable organizations representing or assisting backstretch personnel, if the need for the treatment and support is related to the persons participation in the horse racing industry.
(c)Except as provided in subdivision (a) or (b), any remaining redistributable money in a parimutuel pool subject to payment to a claimant pursuant to Section 19598, but not successfully claimed within the period specified in that section, shall be distributed one-half to the board, for the purposes specified and in the manner specified in subdivision (a), and one-half to the welfare fund established by the horsemens and horsewomens organization described in subdivision (b) in the manner specified in subdivision (b).
SEC. 4.No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
(a)Any association, including a fair, that conducts thoroughbred racing shall pay to the owners organization, contracting with the association with respect to the conduct of thoroughbred racing, an additional 13/4 percent of the portion deducted for purses, required by Section 19613, for a national marketing program. These funds shall be used exclusively for the promotion of thoroughbred racing in conjunction with a national thoroughbred racing marketing program. Funds that may not be needed for this effort shall be returned to the purse pool at the racing associations where these funds were raised in direct proportion to the amount in which they were initially raised. The owners organization shall file a report with the board accounting for the receipt and expenditure of these funds on an annual basis. The board of directors of the owners organization shall have the discretion to select the national marketing organization that shall be the recipient of these funds. If the board of directors of the owners organization decides at any time not to contribute to the national marketing organization, notice shall be given promptly to the respective racing association or associations and the 13/4 percent deduction shall cease until the owners organization decides otherwise.
(b)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2022, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2022, deletes or extends that date.
SEC. 2.Section 19640 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:19640.All money representing penalties or fines imposed by the stewards of a horse race meeting shall be collected by the licensee of the meeting and paid to the board within 10 business days after its close, and the board shall deposit all those moneys in the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund.
SEC. 3.Section 19641 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:19641.(a)(1)Except as provided in subdivision (b), any redistributable money in a parimutuel pool subject to payment to a claimant pursuant to Section 19598, but not successfully claimed within that period, shall be paid to the board, as follows:
(A)An estimated payment equal to 20 percent of the preceding years unclaimed redistributable money paid pursuant to this paragraph shall be paid to the board on July 1, October 1, January 1, and April 1, or the next business day thereafter.
(B)On May 30, or the next business day thereafter, of the year following the close of a horse racing meeting, the association shall pay to the board all of the redistributable funds that are owed it pursuant to this paragraph, less estimated payments made pursuant to subparagraph (A).
(2)The money received by the board under this subdivision resulting from thoroughbred, harness, or quarter horse meetings, but excluding the meetings of the California Exposition and State Fair or of a county, district agricultural association, or citrus fruit fair, shall be used by the board to support research on matters pertaining to horse racing and racetrack security, but the money shall be subject to annual budgetary review by the Legislature. All of the redistributable money received by the board from other meetings shall be paid immediately into the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund.
(b)(1)One-half of the redistributable money resulting from the thoroughbred, harness, or quarter horse meetings, but excluding the meetings of the California Exposition and State Fair or county, district agricultural association, or citrus fruit fair meetings, shall be distributed to a welfare fund established for the benefit of horsemen and horsewomen and backstretch personnel, as follows:
(A)An estimated payment equal to 20 percent of the preceding years unclaimed redistributable money distributed pursuant to this paragraph shall be distributed to the welfare fund on July 1, October 1, January 1, and April 1, or the next business day thereafter.
(B)On May 30, or the next business day thereafter, of the year following the close of a horse racing meeting, the association shall pay to the welfare fund all of the redistributable funds that are owed it pursuant to this paragraph, less estimated payments made pursuant to subparagraph (A).
(2)The welfare fund shall make an accounting to the board within one calendar year of the receipt of the payment.
(3)Upon approval of the board, moneys under this subdivision may be used to provide treatment for, and support the health care needs of, licensees under this chapter, employees of racing associations, and members of horsemens and horsewomens organizations and other racing-related charitable organizations representing or assisting backstretch personnel, if the need for the treatment and support is related to the persons participation in the horse racing industry.
(c)Except as provided in subdivision (a) or (b), any remaining redistributable money in a parimutuel pool subject to payment to a claimant pursuant to Section 19598, but not successfully claimed within the period specified in that section, shall be distributed one-half to the board, for the purposes specified and in the manner specified in subdivision (a), and one-half to the welfare fund established by the horsemens and horsewomens organization described in subdivision (b) in the manner specified in subdivision (b).
SEC. 4.No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
(a)Any association, including a fair, that conducts thoroughbred racing shall pay to the owners organization, contracting with the association with respect to the conduct of thoroughbred racing, an additional 13/4 percent of the portion deducted for purses, required by Section 19613, for a national marketing program. These funds shall be used exclusively for the promotion of thoroughbred racing in conjunction with a national thoroughbred racing marketing program. Funds that may not be needed for this effort shall be returned to the purse pool at the racing associations where these funds were raised in direct proportion to the amount in which they were initially raised. The owners organization shall file a report with the board accounting for the receipt and expenditure of these funds on an annual basis. The board of directors of the owners organization shall have the discretion to select the national marketing organization that shall be the recipient of these funds. If the board of directors of the owners organization decides at any time not to contribute to the national marketing organization, notice shall be given promptly to the respective racing association or associations and the 13/4 percent deduction shall cease until the owners organization decides otherwise.
(b)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2018, 2022, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2018, 2022, deletes or extends that date.
SEC. 2.Section 19640 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:19640.All money representing penalties or fines imposed by the stewards of a horse race meeting shall be collected by the licensee of the meeting and paid to the board within 10 business days after its close, and the board shall deposit all those moneys in the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund.
SEC. 3.Section 19641 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:19641.(a)(1)Except as provided in subdivision (b), any redistributable money in a parimutuel pool subject to payment to a claimant pursuant to Section 19598, but not successfully claimed within that period, shall be paid to the board, as follows:
(A)An estimated payment equal to 20 percent of the preceding years unclaimed redistributable money paid pursuant to this paragraph shall be paid to the board on July 1, October 1, January 1, and April 1, or the next business day thereafter.
(B)On May 30, or the next business day thereafter, of the year following the close of a horse racing meeting, the association shall pay to the board all of the redistributable funds that are owed it pursuant to this paragraph, less estimated payments made pursuant to subparagraph (A).
(2)The money received by the board under this subdivision resulting from thoroughbred, harness, or quarter horse meetings, but excluding the meetings of the California Exposition and State Fair or of a county, district agricultural association, or citrus fruit fair, shall be used by the board to support research on matters pertaining to horse racing and racetrack security, but the money shall be subject to annual budgetary review by the Legislature. All of the redistributable money received by the board from other meetings shall be paid immediately into the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund.
(b)(1)One-half of the redistributable money resulting from the thoroughbred, harness, or quarter horse meetings, but excluding the meetings of the California Exposition and State Fair or county, district agricultural association, or citrus fruit fair meetings, shall be distributed to a welfare fund established for the benefit of horsemen and horsewomen and backstretch personnel, as follows:
(A)An estimated payment equal to 20 percent of the preceding years unclaimed redistributable money distributed pursuant to this paragraph shall be distributed to the welfare fund on July 1, October 1, January 1, and April 1, or the next business day thereafter.
(B)On May 30, or the next business day thereafter, of the year following the close of a horse racing meeting, the association shall pay to the welfare fund all of the redistributable funds that are owed it pursuant to this paragraph, less estimated payments made pursuant to subparagraph (A).
(2)The welfare fund shall make an accounting to the board within one calendar year of the receipt of the payment.
(3)Upon approval of the board, moneys under this subdivision may be used to provide treatment for, and support the health care needs of, licensees under this chapter, employees of racing associations, and members of horsemens and horsewomens organizations and other racing-related charitable organizations representing or assisting backstretch personnel, if the need for the treatment and support is related to the persons participation in the horse racing industry.
(c)Except as provided in subdivision (a) or (b), any remaining redistributable money in a parimutuel pool subject to payment to a claimant pursuant to Section 19598, but not successfully claimed within the period specified in that section, shall be distributed one-half to the board, for the purposes specified and in the manner specified in subdivision (a), and one-half to the welfare fund established by the horsemens and horsewomens organization described in subdivision (b) in the manner specified in subdivision (b).
SEC. 4.No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
(a)Any association, including a fair, that conducts thoroughbred racing shall pay to the owners organization, contracting with the association with respect to the conduct of thoroughbred racing, an additional 13/4 percent of the portion deducted for purses, required by Section 19613, for a national marketing program. These funds shall be used exclusively for the promotion of thoroughbred racing in conjunction with a national thoroughbred racing marketing program. Funds that may not be needed for this effort shall be returned to the purse pool at the racing associations where these funds were raised in direct proportion to the amount in which they were initially raised. The owners organization shall file a report with the board accounting for the receipt and expenditure of these funds on an annual basis. The board of directors of the owners organization shall have the discretion to select the national marketing organization that shall be the recipient of these funds. If the board of directors of the owners organization decides at any time not to contribute to the national marketing organization, notice shall be given promptly to the respective racing association or associations and the 13/4 percent deduction shall cease until the owners organization decides otherwise.
(b)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2018, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2018, deletes or extends that date.
SEC. 2.Section 19640 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:19640.All money representing penalties or fines imposed by the stewards of a horse race meeting shall be collected by the licensee of the meeting and paid to the board within 10 business days after its close, and the board shall deposit all those moneys in the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund.
SEC. 3.Section 19641 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:19641.(a)(1)Except as provided in subdivision (b), any redistributable money in a parimutuel pool subject to payment to a claimant pursuant to Section 19598, but not successfully claimed within that period, shall be paid to the board, as follows:
(1)(A)An estimated payment equal to 20 percent of the preceding years unclaimed redistributable money paid pursuant to this subdivision paragraph shall be paid to the board on July 1, October 1, January 1, and April 1, or the next business day thereafter.
(2)(B)On May 30, or the next business day thereafter, of the year following the close of any horseracing a horse racing meeting, the association shall pay to the board all of the redistributable funds that are owed it pursuant to this subdivision, paragraph, less any estimated payments made pursuant to paragraph (1). subparagraph (A).
(2)The money received by the board under this subdivision resulting from thoroughbred, harness, or quarter horse meetings, but excluding the meetings of the California Exposition and State Fair or of a county, district agricultural association, or citrus fruit fair, shall be used by the board to support research on matters pertaining to horseracing horse racing and racetrack security, but this the money is shall be subject to annual budgetary review by the Legislature. All of the redistributable money received by the board from other meetings shall be paid immediately into the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund.
(b)(1)One-half of the redistributable money resulting from the thoroughbred, harness, or quarter horse meetings, but excluding the meetings of the California Exposition and State Fair or county, district agricultural association, or citrus fruit fair meetings, shall be distributed to a welfare fund established for the benefit of horsemen and horsewomen and backstretch personnel, as follows:
(1)(A)An estimated payment equal to 20 percent of the preceding years unclaimed redistributable money distributed pursuant to this subdivision paragraph shall be distributed to the welfare fund on July 1, October 1, January 1, and April 1, or the next business day thereafter.
(2)(B)On May 30, or the next business day thereafter, of the year following the close of any horseracing a horse racing meeting, the association shall pay to the welfare fund all of the redistributable funds that are owed it pursuant to this subdivision, paragraph, less any estimated payments made pursuant to paragraph (1). subparagraph (A).
(2)The welfare fund shall make an accounting to the board within one calendar year of the receipt of the payment.
(3)Upon approval of the board, moneys under this subdivision may be used to provide treatment for, and support the health care needs of, licensees under this chapter, employees of racing associations, and members of horsemens and horsewomens organizations and other racing-related charitable organizations representing or assisting backstretch personnel, if the need for the treatment and support is related to the persons participation in the horse racing industry.
(c)Except as provided in subdivision (a) or (b), any remaining redistributable money in a parimutuel pool subject to payment to a claimant pursuant to Section 19598, but not successfully claimed within the period specified in that section, shall be distributed one-half to the board, for the purposes specified and in the manner specified in subdivision (a), and one-half to the welfare fund established by the horsemens and horsewomens organization described in subdivision (b) in the manner specified in subdivision (b).
(a)Any association, including a fair, that conducts thoroughbred racing shall pay to the owners organization, contracting with the association with respect to the conduct of thoroughbred racing, an additional 13/4 percent of the portion deducted for purses, required by Section 19613, for a national marketing program. These funds shall be used exclusively for the promotion of thoroughbred racing in conjunction with a national thoroughbred racing marketing program. Funds that may not be needed for this effort shall be returned to the purse pool at the racing associations where these funds were raised in direct proportion to the amount in which they were initially raised. The owners organization shall file a report with the board and the respective Senate and Assembly Committees on Governmental Organization, accounting for the receipt and expenditure of these funds on an annual basis. The board of directors of the owners organization shall have the discretion to select the national marketing organization that shall be the recipient of these funds. If the board of directors of the owners organization decides at any time not to contribute to the national marketing organization, notice shall be given promptly to the respective racing association or associations and the 13/4 percent deduction shall cease until the owners organization decides otherwise.
(b)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2018, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2018, deletes or extends that date.(b)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2018, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2018, deletes or extends that date.
SEC. 2.Section 19640 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:19640.All money representing penalties or fines imposed by the stewards of a horse race meeting shall be collected by the licensee of the meeting and paid to the board within 10 business days after its close, and the board shall deposit all such money those moneys in the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund.
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| Oct 2, 2017 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 420, Statutes of 2017. |
| Oct 2, 2017 | Approved by the Governor. |
| Sep 27, 2017 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. |
| Sep 16, 2017 | Assembly Rule 63 suspended. |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Re-referred to Com. on G.O. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. |
| Sep 13, 2017 | Assembly Rule 77(a) suspended. |
| Sep 12, 2017 | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 14 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. |
| Sep 11, 2017 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. |
| Aug 31, 2017 | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| Aug 30, 2017 | Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| Aug 24, 2017 | From Consent Calendar. |
| Aug 22, 2017 | Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. |
| Aug 21, 2017 | From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. |
| Jul 11, 2017 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Jun 26, 2017 | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on G.O. |
| May 18, 2017 | Referred to Com. on G.O. |
| May 4, 2017 | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| May 4, 2017 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1396.) |
| Apr 27, 2017 | Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. |
| Apr 26, 2017 | From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 26). |
| Apr 19, 2017 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (April 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Mar 30, 2017 | Referred to Com. on G.O. |
| Mar 17, 2017 | From printer. May be heard in committee April 16. |
| Mar 16, 2017 | Read first time. To print. |
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| Sep 16, 2017 | AB 1723 G.O. Concurrence in Senate Amendments By GRAY | Assembly Floor |
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| Sep 15, 2017 | With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. | Assembly Standing Committee on Governmental Organization |
Passed |
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| Sep 11, 2017 | Assembly 3rd Reading AB1723 G.O. (Gray) By Portantino | Senate Floor |
Passed |
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| Jul 11, 2017 | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar | Senate Standing Committee on Governmental Organization |
Passed |
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| May 4, 2017 | AB 1723 G.O. Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session | Assembly Floor |
Passed |
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| Apr 26, 2017 | Do pass. To Consent Calendar. | Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations |
Passed |
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| Apr 19, 2017 | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar | Assembly Standing Committee on Governmental Organization |
Passed |
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| Del Mar Thoroughbred Club | ** Support | Aug 31, 2017 |
(Without Reference to File)
CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
CSA2 Bill Id:AB 1723
Author:(Committee on Governmental Organization)
As Amended Ver:August 30, 2017
Majority vote
ASSEMBLY: | 76-0 | (May 04, 2017) | SENATE: | 40-0 | (September 11, 2017) |
COMMITTEE VOTE: | 17-0 | (September 15, 2017) | RECOMMENDATION: | concur |
(G.O.)
Original Committee Reference: G.O.
SUMMARY: Extends the sunset date, until January 1, 2022, that requires any racing association or fair that conducts thoroughbred racing to pay a specified amount from owner's purses to help fund a national marketing program and repeals the requirement that the respective Senate and Assembly Committees on Governmental Organization receive an annual expenditure report related to these funds. Additionally, this bill authorizes moneys in the welfare fund to be used to provide treatment for and support the health care needs of specified persons within the horse racing industry.
The Senate amendments:
1) Authorize, upon approval of the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB), moneys in the welfare fund to be used to provide treatment for, and support the health care needs of, licensees under the Horse Racing Law, employees of racing associations, and members of horsemen's and horsewomen's organizations and other racing-related charitable organizations representing or assisting backstretch personnel, if the need for the treatment and support is related to the person's participation in the horse racing industry.
2) Extend the sunset date from January 1, 2018, to January 1, 2022, on the provision in existing law requiring any racing association or fair that conducts Thoroughbred racing to pay a specified amount from owner's purses to help fund a national marketing program to promote Thoroughbred racing, as specified.
FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, negligible state costs.
COMMENTS:
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association: The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) is a broad-based coalition of more than 100 horse racing interests and thousands of individual stakeholders consisting of horseplayers, racetrack operators, owners, breeders, trainers and affiliated horse racing associations. The state's participation in the NTRA is intended to benefit California by promoting racing on a national level.
Funding for this program comes from racing interests outside of the state, as well as California's thoroughbred racing associations. Historically, the NTRA has been supported by most of California's racetracks and racing fairs. In 2015, California thoroughbred owners', through the Thoroughbred Owners of California, paid approximately $158,784.00 to the NTRA for the purpose of marketing horse racing. Similarly, in 2016, the Thoroughbred Owners of California paid $140,119.00 to the NTRA.
This bill addresses the state's participation in the NTRA, which is intended to increase interest in horse racing through national marketing and advertising. The legal authority for the Thoroughbred Owners of California to participate in the NTRA is set to expire on January 1, 2018. AB 1723 extends the sunset date until January 1, 2022.
Additionally, existing law requires the owners' organization to file an annual report with the CHRB and the Governmental Organization Committees of both the Senate and the Assembly to account for the receipt and expenditure of these funds. This bill removes the requirement to file a report with the Governmental Organization Committees of both the Senate and the Assembly but maintains the requirement to file the report with the CHRB.
California Thoroughbred Horsemen's Foundation: The CHRB regulations require the establishment of a charitable corporation to administer the welfare fund established for the benefit of backstretch personnel.
The California Thoroughbred Horsemen's Foundation, Inc. (CTHF) is a 501 (c) (3) registered charitable trust. As a charitable foundation, it is the primary provider of medical, dental, and optometry services for eligible backstretch workers, who care for Thoroughbred and Quarter horses at racetracks and approved training centers throughout California, and their dependents.
According to their Web site, the CTHF has been available to eligible workers since 1983. CTHF has an annual budget of approximately $2 million. The Foundation provides primary care at four clinics, where over 6,000 patients pass through their doors annually. While the vast majority of these patients can be treated at the clinic level, about 1,000 of these patients require more specialized treatment. After demonstrating economic need, those patients are referred to doctors, hospitals, imaging facilities, and other facilities as needed, at rates the CTHF negotiates with these outside providers. The CTHF covers the vast majority of these costs with the workers paying a small portion as a co-payment.
According to the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee, without the CTHF, patients would use hospital emergency rooms as their primary health care – a highly inefficient and costly system to the general public.
Under existing law, the welfare fund benefits only horsemen and backstretch personnel. The CTHF clinics currently only provide services to eligible backstretch workers and their dependents. This bill expands the clinic services by allowing moneys in the welfare fund to be used to provide treatment for, and support the health care needs of, several individuals within the horse racing industry including, licensees under the Horse Racing Law, employees of racing associations, and members of horsemen's and horsewomen's organizations and other racing-related charitable organizations representing or assisting backstretch personnel.
The CTHF states that the future of the Foundation rests in the area of finding new ways to increase revenue. CTHF believes that by expanding their services to a broader group, they will modestly increase their revenue stream. The additional revenue generated would be dedicated to further support the healthcare needs of the backstretch workers CTHF has historically cared for.
Related/Prior Legislation: SB 165 (Portantino), of the current legislative session extends the sunset date from January 1, 2018, to January 1, 2022, that requires any racing association or fair that conducts thoroughbred racing to pay a specified amount from owner's purses to help fund a national marketing program. (Pending on the Assembly Inactive File)
AB 2765 (Committee on Governmental Organization), Chapter 430, Statutes of 2014, among other things, reauthorized, until January 1, 2018, California's participation in the NTRA marketing program and extended the sunset date from January 1, 2015, to January 1, 2019, for the statewide marketing organization.
AB 2276 (Dymally), Chapter 99, Statutes of 2004 clarified that employment records for backstretch personnel may be submitted electronically as well as in writing, and upon request.
AB 471 (Hertzberg), Chapter 198, Statutes of 2001, among other things, established a legal framework for backstretch employees to exercise their right to unionize and stated that the health and welfare trust funds will be administered without prejudice and for the benefit of every eligible person.
SB 103 (Maddy), Chapter 10, Statutes of 1998 authorized, until January 1, 2004, the thoroughbred racing associations and fairs to set aside some money from purses for the purpose of joining the NTRA.
SB 525 (Maddy), Chapter 248, Statutes of 1995 eliminated the reference to a horsemen's organization as it pertains to the welfare fund.
Analysis Prepared by: Eric Johnson / G.O. / (916) 319-2531 FN: 0002420
CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
CSA1 Bill Id:AB 1723
Author:(Committee on Governmental Organization)
As Amended Ver:August 30, 2017
Majority vote
ASSEMBLY: | 76-0 | (May 4, 2017) | SENATE: | 40-0 | (September 11, 2017) |
Original Committee Reference: G.O.
SUMMARY: Extends the sunset date, until January 1, 2022, that requires any racing association or fair that conducts thoroughbred racing to pay a specified amount from owner's purses to help fund a national marketing program and repeals the requirement that the respective Senate and Assembly Committees on Governmental Organization receive an annual expenditure report related to these funds. Additionally, this bill authorizes moneys in the welfare fund to be used to provide treatment for and support the health care needs of specified persons within the horse racing industry.
The Senate amendments:
- Authorizes, upon approval of the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB), moneys in the welfare fund to be used to provide treatment for, and support the health care needs of, licensees under the Horse Racing Law, employees of racing associations, and members of horsemen's and horsewomen's organizations and other racing-related charitable organizations representing or assisting backstretch personnel, if the need for the treatment and support is related to the person's participation in the horse racing industry.
- Extends the sunset date from January 1, 2018, to January 1, 2022, on the provision in existing law requiring any racing association or fair that conducts Thoroughbred racing to pay a specified amount from owner's purses to help fund a national marketing program to promote Thoroughbred racing, as specified.
FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, negligible state costs.
COMMENTS:
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association: The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) is a broad-based coalition of more than 100 horse racing interests and thousands of individual stakeholders consisting of horseplayers, racetrack operators, owners, breeders, trainers and affiliated horse racing associations. The state's participation in the NTRA is intended to benefit California by promoting racing on a national level.
Funding for this program comes from racing interests outside of the state, as well as California's thoroughbred racing associations. Historically, the NTRA has been supported by most of California's racetracks and racing fairs. In 2015, California thoroughbred owners', through the Thoroughbred Owners of California, paid approximately $158,784.00 to the NTRA for the purpose of marketing horse racing. Similarly, in 2016, the Thoroughbred Owners of California paid $140,119.00 to the NTRA.
This bill addresses the state's participation in the NTRA, which is intended to increase interest in horse racing through national marketing and advertising. The legal authority for the Thoroughbred Owners of California to participate in the NTRA is set to expire on January 1, 2018. This bill extends the sunset date until January 1, 2022.
Additionally, existing law requires the owners' organization to file an annual report with the CHRB and the Governmental Organization Committees of both the Senate and the Assembly to account for the receipt and expenditure of these funds. This bill removes the requirement to file a report with the Governmental Organization Committees of both the Senate and the Assembly but maintains the requirement to file the report with the CHRB.
California Thoroughbred Horsemen's Foundation: The CHRB regulations require the establishment of a charitable corporation to administer the welfare fund established for the benefit of backstretch personnel.
The California Thoroughbred Horsemen's Foundation, Inc. (CTHF) is a 501 (c) (3) registered charitable trust. As a charitable foundation, it is the primary provider of medical, dental, and optometry services for eligible backstretch workers, who care for Thoroughbred and Quarter horses at racetracks and approved training centers throughout California, and their dependents.
According to their Web site, the CTHF has been available to eligible workers since 1983. CTHF has an annual budget of approximately $2 million. The Foundation provides primary care at four clinics, where over 6,000 patients pass through their doors annually. While the vast majority of these patients can be treated at the clinic level, about 1,000 of these patients require more specialized treatment. After demonstrating economic need, those patients are referred to doctors, hospitals, imaging facilities, and other facilities as needed, at rates the CTHF negotiates with these outside providers. The CTHF covers the vast majority of these costs with the workers paying a small portion as a co-payment.
According to the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee, without the CTHF, patients would use hospital emergency rooms as their primary health care – a highly inefficient and costly system to the general public.
Under existing law, the welfare fund benefits only horsemen and backstretch personnel. The CTHF clinics currently only provide services to eligible backstretch workers and their dependents. This bill expands the clinic services by allowing moneys in the welfare fund to be used to provide treatment for, and support the health care needs of, several individuals within the horse racing industry including, licensees under the Horse Racing Law, employees of racing associations, and members of horsemen's and horsewomen's organizations and other racing-related charitable organizations representing or assisting backstretch personnel.
The CTHF states that the future of the Foundation rests in the area of finding new ways to increase revenue. CTHF believes that by expanding their services to a broader group, they will modestly increase their revenue stream. The additional revenue generated would be dedicated to further support the healthcare needs of the backstretch workers CTHF has historically cared for.
Related/Prior Legislation: SB 165 (Portantino), of the current legislative session, extends the sunset date from January 1, 2018, to January 1, 2022, that requires any racing association or fair that conducts thoroughbred racing to pay a specified amount from owner's purses to help fund a national marketing program. (Pending on the Assembly Inactive File)
AB 2765 (Committee on Governmental Organization), Chapter 430, Statutes of 2014, among other things, reauthorized, until January 1, 2018, California's participation in the NTRA marketing program and extended the sunset date from January 1, 2015, to January 1, 2019, for the statewide marketing organization.
AB 2276 (Dymally), Chapter 99, Statutes of 2004, clarified that employment records for backstretch personnel may be submitted electronically as well as in writing, and upon request.
AB 471 (Hertzberg), Chapter 198, Statutes of 2001, among other things, established a legal framework for backstretch employees to exercise their right to unionize and stated that the health and welfare trust funds will be administered without prejudice and for the benefit of every eligible person.
SB 103 (Maddy), Chapter 10, Statutes of 1998, authorized, until January 1, 2004, the thoroughbred racing associations and fairs to set aside some money from purses for the purpose of joining the NTRA.
SB 525 (Maddy), Chapter 248, Statutes of 1995, eliminated the reference to a horsemen's organization as it pertains to the welfare fund.
Analysis Prepared by: Eric Johnson / G.O. / (916) 319-2531 FN: 0002281
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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1723
:
SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORG. COMMITTEE: 13-0, 7/11/17
AYES: Dodd, Berryhill, Bradford, Cannella, Gaines, Galgiani, Glazer, Hill, Hueso, Lara, Mendoza, Portantino, Vidak
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 76-0, 5/4/17 (Consent) - See last page for vote
DIGEST: This bill extends the sunset date, until January 1, 2022, that requires any racing association or fair that conducts thoroughbred racing to pay a specified amount from owner’s purses to help fund a national marketing program and repeals the requirement that the respective Senate and Assembly Committees on Governmental Organization receive an annual expenditure report related to these funds. Additionally, this bill authorizes moneys in the welfare fund to be used to provide treatment for and support the health care needs of specified persons within the horse racing industry.
Senate Floor Amendments of 8/30/17 extend the sunset date from January 1, 2018, to January 1, 2022, that requires any racing association or fair that conducts thoroughbred racing to pay a specified amount from owner’s purses to help fund a national marketing program.
ANALYSIS:
Existing law:
- States, under Article IV, Section 19(b) of the Constitution of the State of California, that the Legislature may provide for the regulation of horse races and horse race meetings and wagering on the results.
- Provides that the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) regulates the various forms of horse racing authorized in this state.
- Requires, until January 1, 2018, that any racing association, including fairs, which conduct thoroughbred racing to pay an additional 1.75 percent of the portion of the takeout distributed as owners' purses to the owners' organization contracting with the association for the purpose of promoting thoroughbred racing in conjunction with a national thoroughbred racing marketing program. Further, requires the owners' organization to file an annual report with the CHRB and the Governmental Organization Committees of both the Senate and the Assembly to account for the receipt and expenditure of these funds.
- Provides that all money representing penalties or fines imposed by the stewards of a horse race meeting be collected by the licensee of the meeting and paid to the CHRB within 10 days after its close.
- Establishes a welfare fund for the benefit of backstretch personnel and horsemen, and requires that every employer of backstretch workers, upon request, submit or provide access to the administrator of the welfare programs any employment records necessary for prompt payment of benefits and proper administration of the program.
- Prescribes the method for redistributing money in a parimutuel pool subject to payment to a claimant, but not successfully claimed.
- Requires that half of the redistributable money resulting from the thoroughbred, harness, or quarter horse meetings, but excluding the meetings of the California Exposition and State Fair or county, district agricultural association, or citrus fruit fair meetings, be distributed to a welfare fund for the benefit of horsemen and backstretch personnel.
This bill:
- Authorizes, upon approval of the CHRB, moneys in the welfare fund to be used to provide treatment for, and support the health care needs of, licensees under the Horse Racing Law, employees of racing associations, and members of horsemen’s and horsewomen’s organizations and other racing-related charitable organizations representing or assisting backstretch personnel, if the need for the treatment and support is related to the person’s participation in the horse racing industry.
- Extends the sunset date from January 1, 2018, to January 1, 2022, on the provision in existing law requiring any racing association or fair that conducts Thoroughbred racing to pay a specified amount from owner’s purses to help fund a national marketing program to promote Thoroughbred racing, as specified.
- Repeals the provision that requires the respective Senate and Assembly Committees on Governmental Organization to receive an annual expenditure report from the Thoroughbred owners' organization relating to monies deducted from purses to help fund a national marketing program.
- Clarifies that all money representing penalties or fines imposed by the stewards of a horse race meeting be collected by the licensee of the meeting and paid to the CHRB within 10 business days after its close.
Background
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) is a broad-based coalition of more than 100 horse racing interests and thousands of individual stakeholders consisting of horseplayers, racetrack operators, owners, breeders, trainers and affiliated horse racing associations. The state’s participation in the NTRA is intended to benefit California by promoting racing on a national level.
Funding for this program comes from racing interests outside of the state, as well as California's thoroughbred racing associations. Historically, the NTRA has been supported by most of California’s racetracks and racing fairs. In 2015, California thoroughbred owners’, through the Thoroughbred Owners of California, paid approximately $158,784.00 to the NTRA for the purpose of marketing horse racing. Similarly, in 2016, $140,119.00 was paid to the NTRA by the Thoroughbred Owners of California.
This bill addresses the state’s participation in the NTRA, which is intended to increase interest in horse racing through national marketing and advertising. The legal authority for the Thoroughbred Owners of California to participate in the NTRA is set to expire on January 1, 2018. AB 1723 extends the sunset date until January 1, 2022.
Additionally, existing law requires the owners' organization to file an annual report with the CHRB and the Governmental Organization Committees of both the Senate and the Assembly to account for the receipt and expenditure of these funds. This bill removes the requirement to file a report with the Governmental Organization Committees of both the Senate and the Assembly but maintains the requirement to file the report with the CHRB.
California Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Foundation. The CHRB regulations require the establishment of a charitable corporation to administer the welfare fund established for the benefit of backstretch personnel.
The California Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Foundation, Inc. (CTHF) is a 501 (c) (3) registered charitable trust. As a charitable foundation, it is the primary provider of medical, dental, and optometry services for eligible backstretch workers, who care for Thoroughbred and Quarter horses at racetracks and approved training centers throughout California, and their dependents.
According to their Web site, the CTHF has been available to eligible workers since 1983. CTHF has an annual budget of approximately $2 million. The Foundation provides primary care at four clinics, where over 6,000 patients pass through their doors annually. While the vast majority of these patients can be treated at the clinic level, about 1,000 of these patients require more specialized treatment. After demonstrating economic need, those patients are referred to doctors, hospitals, imaging facilities, and other facilities as needed, at rates the CTHF negotiates with these outside providers. The CTHF covers the vast majority of these costs with the workers paying a small portion as a co-payment.
According to the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee, without the CTHF, patients would use hospital emergency rooms as their primary health care – a highly inefficient and costly system to the general public.
Under existing law, the welfare fund benefits only horsemen and backstretch personnel. The CTHF clinics currently only provide services to eligible backstretch workers and their dependents. This bill expands the clinic services by allowing moneys in the welfare fund to be used to provide treatment for, and support the health care needs of, several individuals within the horse racing industry including, licensees under the Horse Racing Law, employees of racing associations, and members of horsemen’s and horsewomen’s organizations and other racing-related charitable organizations representing or assisting backstretch personnel.
The CTHF states that the future of the Foundation rests in the area of finding new ways to increase revenue. CTHF believes that by expanding their services to a broader group, they will modestly increase their revenue stream. The additional revenue generated would be dedicated to further support the healthcare needs of the backstretch workers CTHF has historically cared for.
Related/Prior Legislation
SB 165 (Portantino, 2017) extends the sunset date from January 1, 2018, to January 1, 2022, that requires any racing association or fair that conducts thoroughbred racing to pay a specified amount from owner’s purses to help fund a national marketing program. (Pending on the Assembly Inactive File)
AB 2765 (Committee on Governmental Organization, Chapter 430, Statutes of 2014), among other things, reauthorized, until January 1, 2018, California’s participation in the NTRA marketing program and extended the sunset date from January 1, 2015, to January 1, 2019, for the statewide marketing organization.
AB 2276 (Dymally, Chapter 99, Statutes of 2004) clarified that employment records for backstretch personnel may be submitted electronically as well as in writing, and upon request.
AB 471 (Hertzberg, Chapter 198, Statutes of 2001), among other things, established a legal framework for backstretch employees to exercise their right to unionize and stated that the health and welfare trust funds will be administered without prejudice and for the benefit of every eligible person.
SB 103 (Maddy, Chapter 10, Statutes of 1998) authorized, until January 1, 2004, the thoroughbred racing associations and fairs to set aside some money from purses for the purpose of joining the NTRA.
SB 525 (Maddy, Chapter 248, Statutes of 1995) eliminated the reference to a horsemen's organization as it pertains to the welfare fund.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: Fiscal Com.: Local: Yes
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
OPPOSITION: (Verified 8/31/17)
None received
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 76-0, 5/4/17
AYES: Acosta, Aguiar-Curry, Arambula, Baker, Berman, Bloom, Bocanegra, Bonta, Brough, Burke, Caballero, Calderon, Cervantes, Chau, Chávez, Chen, Chiu, Choi, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Cunningham, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Eggman, Flora, Fong, Frazier, Friedman, Gallagher, Eduardo Garcia, Gipson, Gloria, Gomez, Gonzalez Fletcher, Gray, Grayson, Harper, Holden, Irwin, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Kiley, Lackey, Levine, Limón, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Reyes, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Rubio, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Voepel, Waldron, Weber, Wood, Rendon
NO VOTE RECORDED: Travis Allen, Bigelow, Cristina Garcia, Patterson
8/31/17 17:00:37
**** END ****
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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1723
:
SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORG. COMMITTEE: 13-0, 7/11/17
AYES: Dodd, Berryhill, Bradford, Cannella, Gaines, Galgiani, Glazer, Hill, Hueso, Lara, Mendoza, Portantino, Vidak
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 76-0, 5/4/17 (Consent) - See last page for vote
DIGEST: This bill authorizes moneys in the welfare fund, established for the benefit of horsemen and backstretch personnel, to be used to provide treatment for, and support the health care needs of, specified persons within the horse racing industry. Additionally, this bill repeals a provision in current law that requires the Senate and Assembly Committees on Governmental Organization to receive an annual expenditure report relating to a national marketing program.
ANALYSIS:
Existing law:
- States, under Article IV, Section 19(b) of the Constitution of the State of California, that the Legislature may provide for the regulation of horse races and horse race meetings and wagering on the results.
- Provides that the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) regulates the various forms of horse racing authorized in this state.
- Requires, until January 1, 2018, that any racing association, including fairs, which conduct thoroughbred racing to pay an additional 1.75% of the portion of the takeout distributed as owners' purses to the owners' organization contracting with the association for the purpose of promoting thoroughbred racing in conjunction with a national thoroughbred racing marketing program. Further, requires the owners' organization to file an annual report with the CHRB and the Governmental Organization Committees of both the Senate and the Assembly to account for the receipt and expenditure of these funds.
- Provides that all money representing penalties or fines imposed by the stewards of a horse race meeting be collected by the licensee of the meeting and paid to the CHRB within 10 days after its close.
- Establishes a welfare fund for the benefit of backstretch personnel and horsemen, and requires that every employer of backstretch workers, upon request, submit or provide access to the administrator of the welfare programs any employment records necessary for prompt payment of benefits and proper administration of the program.
- Prescribes the method for redistributing money in a parimutuel pool subject to payment to a claimant, but not successfully claimed.
- Requires that half of the redistributable money resulting from the thoroughbred, harness, or quarter horse meetings, but excluding the meetings of the California Exposition and State Fair or county, district agricultural association, or citrus fruit fair meetings, be distributed to a welfare fund for the benefit of horsemen and backstretch personnel.
This bill:
- Authorizes, upon approval of the CHRB, moneys in the welfare fund to be used to provide treatment for, and support the health care needs of, licensees under the Horse Racing Law, employees of racing associations, and members of horsemen’s and horsewomen’s organizations and other racing-related charitable organizations representing or assisting backstretch personnel, if the need for the treatment and support is related to the person’s participation in the horse racing industry.
- Repeals the provision in existing law that requires the respective Senate and Assembly Committees on Governmental Organization to receive an annual expenditure report from the Thoroughbred owners' organization relating to monies deducted from purses to help fund a national marketing program.
- Clarifies that all money representing penalties or fines imposed by the stewards of a horse race meeting be collected by the licensee of the meeting and paid to the CHRB within 10 business days after its close.
Background
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) is a broad-based coalition of more than 100 horse racing interests and thousands of individual stakeholders consisting of horseplayers, racetrack operators, owners, breeders, trainers and affiliated horse racing associations. The state’s participation in the NTRA is intended to benefit California by promoting racing on a national level.
Funding for this program comes from racing interests outside of the state, as well as California's thoroughbred racing associations. Historically, the NTRA has been supported by most of California’s racetracks and racing fairs. In 2015, California thoroughbred owners’, through the Thoroughbred Owners of California, paid approximately $158,784.00 to the NTRA for the purpose of marketing horse racing. Similarly, in 2016, $140,119.00 was paid to the NTRA by the Thoroughbred Owners of California.
Existing law requires the owners' organization to file an annual report with the CHRB and the Governmental Organization Committees of both the Senate and the Assembly to account for the receipt and expenditure of these funds. This bill removes the requirement to file a report with the Governmental Organization Committees of both the Senate and the Assembly but maintains the requirement to file the report with the CHRB.
California Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Foundation. The CHRB regulations require the establishment of a charitable corporation to administer the welfare fund established for the benefit of backstretch personnel.
The California Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Foundation, Inc. (CTHF) is a 501 (c) (3) registered charitable trust. As a charitable foundation, it is the primary provider of medical, dental, and optometry services for eligible backstretch workers, who care for Thoroughbred and Quarter horses at racetracks and approved training centers throughout California, and their dependents.
According to their Web site, the CTHF has been available to eligible workers since 1983. CTHF has an annual budget of approximately $2 million. The Foundation provides primary care at four clinics, where over 6,000 patients pass through their doors annually. While the vast majority of these patients can be treated at the clinic level, about 1,000 of these patients require more specialized treatment. After demonstrating economic need, those patients are referred to doctors, hospitals, imaging facilities, and other facilities as needed, at rates the CTHF negotiates with these outside providers. The CTHF covers the vast majority of these costs with the workers paying a small portion as a co-payment.
According to the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee, without the CTHF, patients would use hospital emergency rooms as their primary health care – a highly inefficient and costly system to the general public.
Under existing law, the welfare fund benefits only horsemen and backstretch personnel. The CTHF clinics currently only provide services to eligible backstretch workers and their dependents. This bill expands the clinic services by allowing moneys in the welfare fund to be used to provide treatment for, and support the health care needs of, several individuals within the horse racing industry including, licensees under the Horse Racing Law, employees of racing associations, and members of horsemen’s and horsewomen’s organizations and other racing-related charitable organizations representing or assisting backstretch personnel.
The CTHF states that the future of the Foundation rests in the area of finding new ways to increase revenue. CTHF believes that by expanding their services to a broader group, they will modestly increase their revenue stream. The additional revenue generated would be dedicated to further support the healthcare needs of the backstretch workers CTHF has historically cared for.
Related/Prior Legislation
SB 165 (Portantino, 2017) extends the sunset date from January 1, 2018, to January 1, 2022, that requires any racing association or fair that conducts thoroughbred racing to pay a specified amount from owner’s purses to help fund a national marketing program. (Pending on the Assembly Inactive File)
AB 2765 (Committee on Governmental Organization, Chapter 430, Statutes of 2014), among other things, reauthorized, until January 1, 2018, California’s participation in the NTRA marketing program and extended the sunset date from January 1, 2015, to January 1, 2019, for the statewide marketing organization.
AB 2276 (Dymally, Chapter 99, Statutes of 2004) clarified that employment records for backstretch personnel may be submitted electronically as well as in writing, and upon request.
AB 471 (Hertzberg, Chapter 198, Statutes of 2001), among other things, established a legal framework for backstretch employees to exercise their right to unionize and stated that the health and welfare trust funds will be administered without prejudice and for the benefit of every eligible person.
SB 103 (Maddy, Chapter 10, Statutes of 1998) authorized, until January 1, 2004, the thoroughbred racing associations and fairs to set aside some money from purses for the purpose of joining the NTRA.
SB 525 (Maddy, Chapter 248, Statutes of 1995) eliminated the reference to a horsemen's organization as it pertains to the welfare fund.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: Fiscal Com.: Local:
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
OPPOSITION: (Verified 8/22/17)
None received
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 76-0, 5/4/17
AYES: Acosta, Aguiar-Curry, Arambula, Baker, Berman, Bloom, Bocanegra, Bonta, Brough, Burke, Caballero, Calderon, Cervantes, Chau, Chávez, Chen, Chiu, Choi, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Cunningham, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Eggman, Flora, Fong, Frazier, Friedman, Gallagher, Eduardo Garcia, Gipson, Gloria, Gomez, Gonzalez Fletcher, Gray, Grayson, Harper, Holden, Irwin, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Kiley, Lackey, Levine, Limón, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Reyes, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Rubio, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Voepel, Waldron, Weber, Wood, Rendon
NO VOTE RECORDED: Travis Allen, Bigelow, Cristina Garcia, Patterson
8/25/17 11:35:10
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CONSENT
Bill No: AB 1723
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SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORG. COMMITTEE: 13-0, 7/11/17
AYES: Dodd, Berryhill, Bradford, Cannella, Gaines, Galgiani, Glazer, Hill, Hueso, Lara, Mendoza, Portantino, Vidak
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 76-0, 5/4/17 (Consent) - See last page for vote
DIGEST: This bill authorizes moneys in the welfare fund, established for the benefit of horsemen and backstretch personnel, to be used to provide treatment for, and support the health care needs of, specified persons within the horse racing industry. Additionally, this bill repeals a provision in current law that requires the Senate and Assembly Committees on Governmental Organization to receive an annual expenditure report relating to a national marketing program.
ANALYSIS:
Existing law:
- States, under Article IV, Section 19(b) of the Constitution of the State of California, that the Legislature may provide for the regulation of horse races and horse race meetings and wagering on the results.
- Provides that the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) regulates the various forms of horse racing authorized in this state.
- Requires, until January 1, 2018, that any racing association, including fairs, which conduct thoroughbred racing to pay an additional 1.75% of the portion of the takeout distributed as owners' purses to the owners' organization contracting with the association for the purpose of promoting thoroughbred racing in conjunction with a national thoroughbred racing marketing program. Further, requires the owners' organization to file an annual report with the CHRB and the Governmental Organization Committees of both the Senate and the Assembly to account for the receipt and expenditure of these funds.
- Provides that all money representing penalties or fines imposed by the stewards of a horse race meeting be collected by the licensee of the meeting and paid to the CHRB within 10 days after its close.
- Establishes a welfare fund for the benefit of backstretch personnel and horsemen, and requires that every employer of backstretch workers, upon request, submit or provide access to the administrator of the welfare programs any employment records necessary for prompt payment of benefits and proper administration of the program.
- Prescribes the method for redistributing money in a parimutuel pool subject to payment to a claimant, but not successfully claimed.
- Requires that half of the redistributable money resulting from the thoroughbred, harness, or quarter horse meetings, but excluding the meetings of the California Exposition and State Fair or county, district agricultural association, or citrus fruit fair meetings, be distributed to a welfare fund for the benefit of horsemen and backstretch personnel.
This bill:
- Authorizes, upon approval of the CHRB, moneys in the welfare fund to be used to provide treatment for, and support the health care needs of, licensees under the Horse Racing Law, employees of racing associations, and members of horsemen’s and horsewomen’s organizations and other racing-related charitable organizations representing or assisting backstretch personnel, if the need for the treatment and support is related to the person’s participation in the horse racing industry.
- Repeals the provision in existing law that requires the respective Senate and Assembly Committees on Governmental Organization to receive an annual expenditure report from the Thoroughbred owners' organization relating to monies deducted from purses to help fund a national marketing program.
- Clarifies that all money representing penalties or fines imposed by the stewards of a horse race meeting be collected by the licensee of the meeting and paid to the CHRB within 10 business days after its close.
Background
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) is a broad-based coalition of more than 100 horse racing interests and thousands of individual stakeholders consisting of horseplayers, racetrack operators, owners, breeders, trainers and affiliated horse racing associations. The state’s participation in the NTRA is intended to benefit California by promoting racing on a national level.
Funding for this program comes from racing interests outside of the state, as well as California's thoroughbred racing associations. Historically, the NTRA has been supported by most of California’s racetracks and racing fairs. In 2015, California thoroughbred owners’, through the Thoroughbred Owners of California, paid approximately $158,784.00 to the NTRA for the purpose of marketing horse racing. Similarly, in 2016, $140,119.00 was paid to the NTRA by the Thoroughbred Owners of California.
Existing law requires the owners' organization to file an annual report with the CHRB and the Governmental Organization Committees of both the Senate and the Assembly to account for the receipt and expenditure of these funds. This bill removes the requirement to file a report with the Governmental Organization Committees of both the Senate and the Assembly but maintains the requirement to file the report with the CHRB.
California Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Foundation. The CHRB regulations require the establishment of a charitable corporation to administer the welfare fund established for the benefit of backstretch personnel.
The California Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Foundation, Inc. (CTHF) is a 501 (c) (3) registered charitable trust. As a charitable foundation, it is the primary provider of medical, dental, and optometry services for eligible backstretch workers, who care for Thoroughbred and Quarter horses at racetracks and approved training centers throughout California, and their dependents.
According to their Web site, the CTHF has been available to eligible workers since 1983. CTHF has an annual budget of approximately $2 million. The Foundation provides primary care at four clinics, where over 6,000 patients pass through their doors annually. While the vast majority of these patients can be treated at the clinic level, about 1,000 of these patients require more specialized treatment. After demonstrating economic need, those patients are referred to doctors, hospitals, imaging facilities, and other facilities as needed, at rates the CTHF negotiates with these outside providers. The CTHF covers the vast majority of these costs with the workers paying a small portion as a co-payment.
According to the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee, without the CTHF, patients would use hospital emergency rooms as their primary health care – a highly inefficient and costly system to the general public.
Under existing law, the welfare fund benefits only horsemen and backstretch personnel. The CTHF clinics currently only provide services to eligible backstretch workers and their dependents. This bill expands the clinic services by allowing moneys in the welfare fund to be used to provide treatment for, and support the health care needs of, several individuals within the horse racing industry including, licensees under the Horse Racing Law, employees of racing associations, and members of horsemen’s and horsewomen’s organizations and other racing-related charitable organizations representing or assisting backstretch personnel.
The CTHF states that the future of the Foundation rests in the area of finding new ways to increase revenue. CTHF believes that by expanding their services to a broader group, they will modestly increase their revenue stream. The additional revenue generated would be dedicated to further support the healthcare needs of the backstretch workers CTHF has historically cared for.
Related/Prior Legislation
SB 165 (Portantino, 2017) extends the sunset date from January 1, 2018, to January 1, 2022, that requires any racing association or fair that conducts thoroughbred racing to pay a specified amount from owner’s purses to help fund a national marketing program. (Pending on the Assembly Inactive File)
AB 2765 (Committee on Governmental Organization, Chapter 430, Statutes of 2014), among other things, reauthorized, until January 1, 2018, California’s participation in the NTRA marketing program and extended the sunset date from January 1, 2015, to January 1, 2019, for the statewide marketing organization.
AB 2276 (Dymally, Chapter 99, Statutes of 2004) clarified that employment records for backstretch personnel may be submitted electronically as well as in writing, and upon request.
AB 471 (Hertzberg, Chapter 198, Statutes of 2001), among other things, established a legal framework for backstretch employees to exercise their right to unionize and stated that the health and welfare trust funds will be administered without prejudice and for the benefit of every eligible person.
SB 103 (Maddy, Chapter 10, Statutes of 1998) authorized, until January 1, 2004, the thoroughbred racing associations and fairs to set aside some money from purses for the purpose of joining the NTRA.
SB 525 (Maddy, Chapter 248, Statutes of 1995) eliminated the reference to a horsemen's organization as it pertains to the welfare fund.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: Fiscal Com.: Local:
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
OPPOSITION: (Verified 8/22/17)
None received
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 76-0, 5/4/17
AYES: Acosta, Aguiar-Curry, Arambula, Baker, Berman, Bloom, Bocanegra, Bonta, Brough, Burke, Caballero, Calderon, Cervantes, Chau, Chávez, Chen, Chiu, Choi, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Cunningham, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Eggman, Flora, Fong, Frazier, Friedman, Gallagher, Eduardo Garcia, Gipson, Gloria, Gomez, Gonzalez Fletcher, Gray, Grayson, Harper, Holden, Irwin, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Kiley, Lackey, Levine, Limón, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Reyes, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Rubio, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Voepel, Waldron, Weber, Wood, Rendon
NO VOTE RECORDED: Travis Allen, Bigelow, Cristina Garcia, Patterson
8/23/17 13:44:43
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
Senator Bill Dodd
Chair
2017 - 2018 Regular
Bill No: AB Hearing Date: 7/11/2017
Author: | Committee on Governmental Organization | ||
Version: | Amended | ||
Urgency: | Fiscal: | ||
Consultant: | |||
SUBJECT:
DIGEST: This bill authorizes moneys in the welfare fund, established for the benefit of horsemen and backstretch personnel, to be used to provide treatment for, and support the health care needs of, specified persons within the horse racing industry. Additionally, this bill repeals a provision in current law that requires the Senate and Assembly Committees on Governmental Organization to receive an annual expenditure report relating to a national marketing program.
ANALYSIS:
Existing law:
- States, under Article IV, Section 19(b) of the Constitution of the State of California, that the Legislature may provide for the regulation of horse races and horse race meetings and wagering on the results.
- Provides that the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) regulates the various forms of horse racing authorized in this State.
- Requires, until January 1, 2018, that any racing association, including fairs, which conduct thoroughbred racing to pay an additional 1.75% of the portion of the takeout distributed as owners' purses to the owners' organization contracting with the association for the purpose of promoting thoroughbred racing in conjunction with a national thoroughbred racing marketing program. Further, requires the owners' organization to file an annual report with the CHRB and the Governmental Organization Committees of both the Senate and the Assembly to account for the receipt and expenditure of these funds.
- Provides that all money representing penalties or fines imposed by the stewards of a horse race meeting be collected by the licensee of the meeting and paid to the CHRB within 10 days after its close.
- Establishes a welfare fund for the benefit of backstretch personnel and horsemen, and requires that every employer of backstretch workers, upon request, submit or provide access to the administrator of the welfare programs any employment records necessary for prompt payment of benefits and proper administration of the program.
- Prescribes the method for redistributing money in a parimutuel pool subject to payment to a claimant, but not successfully claimed.
- Requires that 1/2 of the redistributable money resulting from the thoroughbred, harness, or quarter horse meetings, but excluding the meetings of the California Exposition and State Fair or county, district agricultural association, or citrus fruit fair meetings, be distributed to a welfare fund for the benefit of horsemen and backstretch personnel.
This bill:
- Authorizes, upon approval of the CHRB, moneys in the welfare fund to be used to provide treatment for, and support the health care needs of, licensees under the Horse Racing Law, employees of racing associations, and members of horsemen’s and horsewomen’s organizations and other racing-related charitable organizations representing or assisting backstretch personnel, if the need for the treatment and support is related to the person’s participation in the horse racing industry.
- Repeals the provision in existing law that requires the respective Senate and Assembly Committees on Governmental Organization to receive an annual expenditure report from the Thoroughbred owners' organization relating to monies deducted from purses to help fund a national marketing program.
- Clarifies that all money representing penalties or fines imposed by the stewards of a horse race meeting be collected by the licensee of the meeting and paid to the CHRB within 10 business days after its close.
Background
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) is a broad-based coalition of more than 100 horse racing interests and thousands of individual stakeholders consisting of horseplayers, racetrack operators, owners, breeders, trainers and affiliated horse racing associations. The state’s participation in the NTRA is intended to benefit California by promoting racing on a national level.
Funding for this program comes from racing interests outside of the state, as well as California's thoroughbred racing associations. Historically, the NTRA has been supported by most of California’s racetracks and racing fairs. In 2015, California thoroughbred owners’, through the Thoroughbred Owners of California, paid approximately $158,784.00 to the NTRA for the purpose of marketing horse racing. Similarly, in 2016, $140,119.00 was paid to the NTRA by the Thoroughbred Owners of California.
Existing law requires the owners' organization to file an annual report with the CHRB and the Governmental Organization Committees of both the Senate and the Assembly to account for the receipt and expenditure of these funds. This bill removes the requirement to file a report with the Governmental Organization Committees of both the Senate and the Assembly but maintains the requirement to file the report with the CHRB.
California Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Foundation. The CHRB regulations require the establishment of a charitable corporation to administer the welfare fund established for the benefit of backstretch personnel.
The California Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Foundation, Inc. (CTHF) is a 501 (c) (3) registered charitable trust. As a charitable foundation, it is the primary provider of medical, dental, and optometry services for eligible backstretch workers, who care for Thoroughbred and Quarter horses at racetracks and approved training centers throughout California, and their dependents.
According to their website, the CTHF has been available to eligible workers since 1983. CTHF has an annual budget of approximately $2 million. The foundation provides primary care at four clinics, where over 6,000 patients pass through their doors annually. While the vast majority of these patients can be treated at the clinic level, about 1,000 of these patients require more specialized treatment. After demonstrating economic need, those patients are referred to doctors, hospitals, imaging facilities, and other facilities as needed, at rates the CTHF negotiates with these outside providers. The CTHF covers the vast majority of these costs with the workers paying a small portion as a co-payment.
According to the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee, without the CTHF, patients would use hospital emergency rooms as their primary health care – a highly inefficient and costly system to the general public.
Under existing law, the welfare fund benefits only horsemen and backstretch personnel. The CTHF clinics currently only provide services to eligible backstretch workers and their dependents. This bill would expand the clinic services by allowing moneys in the welfare fund to be used to provide treatment for, and support the health care needs of, several individuals within the horse racing industry including, licensees under the Horse Racing Law, employees of racing associations, and members of horsemen’s and horsewomen’s organizations and other racing-related charitable organizations representing or assisting backstretch personnel.
The CTHF states that the future of the foundation rests in the area of finding new ways to increase revenue. CTHF believes that by expanding their services to a broader group, they will modestly increase their revenue stream. The additional revenue generated would be dedicated to further support the healthcare needs of the backstretch workers CTHF has historically cared for.
Prior/Related Legislation
SB 165 (Portantino, 2017) extends the sunset date from January 1, 2018, to January 1, 2022, that requires any racing association or fair that conducts thoroughbred racing to pay a specified amount from owner’s purses to help fund a national marketing program. (Pending in the Assembly Appropriations Committee)
AB 2765 (Committee on Governmental Organization, Chapter 430, Statutes of 2014) among other things, reauthorized, until January 1, 2018, California’s participation in the NTRA marketing program and extended the sunset date from January 1, 2015, to January 1, 2019, for the statewide marketing organization.
AB 2276 (Dymally, Chapter 99, Statutes of 2004) clarified that employment records for backstretch personnel may be submitted electronically as well as in writing, and upon request.
AB 471 (Hertzberg, Chapter 198, Statutes of 2001) among other things, established a legal framework for backstretch employees to exercise their right to unionize and stated that the health and welfare trust funds will be administered without prejudice and for the benefit of every eligible person.
SB 103 (Maddy, Chapter 10, Statutes of 1998) authorized, until January 1, 2004, the thoroughbred racing associations and fairs to set aside some money from purses for the purpose of joining the NTRA.
SB 525 (Maddy, Chapter 248, Statutes of 1995) eliminated the reference to a horsemen's organization as it pertains to the welfare fund.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No
SUPPORT:
None received
OPPOSITION:
None received
Date of Hearing: April 26, 2017
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, Chair
ABPCA Bill Id:AB 1723
Author:(Committee on Governmental Organization) – As Introduced Ver:March 16, 2017
Policy Committee: | Governmental Organization | Vote: | 20 - 0 |
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: No Reimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill repeals a provision in current law that requires the Senate and Assembly Committees on Governmental Organization to receive an annual expenditure report from the Thoroughbred owners’ organization, as specified, and makes a clarifying change regarding the deadline on collected penalties and fines imposed by stewards of a horse race meeting.
FISCAL EFFECT:
No additional state costs.
COMMENTS:
Background and Purpose. This bill represents the annual Assembly Governmental Organization Committee clean-up bill that makes clarifying, technical and non-controversial changes to existing statute.
Analysis Prepared by: Luke Reidenbach / APPR. / (916) 319-2081
Date of Hearing: April 19, 2017
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
Adam Gray, Chair
ABPCA Bill Id:AB 1723 (
Author:Committee on Governmental Organization) – As Introduced Ver:March 16, 2017
SUBJECT: Horse Racing Law
SUMMARY: Makes minor code maintenance changes to the Horse Racing Law to reflect current circumstances.
1) Repeals a provision in current law that requires the respective Senate and Assembly Committees on Governmental Organization to receive an annual expenditure report from the Thoroughbred owners' organization relating to monies deducted from purses to help fund a national marketing program, as specified.
2) Existing law provides that all money representing penalties or fines imposed by the stewards of a horse race meeting be collected by the licensee of the meeting and paid to the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) within 10 days after its close. This bill would clarify that the moneys be paid to the CHRB within 10 business days.
EXISTING LAW:
1) Provides that California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) shall regulate the various forms of horse racing authorized in this state.
2) Provides that CHRB shall have all powers necessary to carry out the purposes of the Horse Racing Law, such as adopting rules and regulations to protect the public, allocating dates for and controlling horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering, and enforcing all rules and regulations.
3) Provides that until January 1, 2018, any racing association, including a fair that conducts thoroughbred racing to pay to the owners’ organization contracting with the association with respect to the conduct of thoroughbred racing an additional 13/4% of the portion required to be deducted for purses for a national marketing program, as specified. Requires an owners’ organization to annually file a report with the board and specified committees of the Legislature accounting for the receipt and expenditure of these funds.
4) Provides that all money representing penalties or fines imposed by the stewards of a horse race meeting be collected by the licensee of the meeting and paid to the board within 10 days after its close.
FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown
COMMENTS:
This bill represents the annual Assembly Governmental Organization Committee clean-up bill that makes clarifying, technical and non-controversial changes to existing statute.
Related legislation. SB 165 (Portantino) of 2017. This bill extends the sunset date from January 1, 2018, to January 1, 2022, that requires any racing association or fair that conducts thoroughbred racing to pay a specified amount from owner’s purses to help fund a national marketing program. (Pending in Senate Appropriations Committee)
Prior legislation. AB 2765 (Committee on Governmental Organization, Chapter 430, Statutes of 2014). Among other things, reauthorized, until January 1, 2018, California’s participation in the NTRA marketing program and extended the sunset date from January 1, 2015, to January 1, 2019, for the statewide marketing organization.
AB 2792 (Committee on Governmental Organization, Chapter 272, Statutes of 2010). Among other things, extended the sunset date, from January 1, 2011, to January 1, 2014, on California's participation in the NTRA.
AB 1736 (Committee on Governmental Organization, Chapter 444, Statutes of 2007). Among other things, extended the sunset date on California's participation in the NTRA and the statewide marketing organization.
AB 2502 (Wyland, Chapter 90, Statutes of 2002). Extended the sunset date until January 1, 2008, on California's participation in the NTRA.
SB 103 (Maddy, Chapter 10, Statutes of 1998). Authorized, until January 1, 2004, the thoroughbred racing associations and fairs to set aside some money from purses for the purpose of joining the NTRA.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by: Eric Johnson / G.O. / (916) 319-2531
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