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A 7802: Requires harness racetrack locations awarded a gaming facility license maintain live racing activity.
What A 7802 does, verified December 6, 2025
The bill aims to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law to require certain harness racetrack locations to maintain live racing activity if they are awarded a gaming facility license. These locations must adhere to the rules set forth in articles two and three of the chapter. The changes will take effect on the ninetieth day after the bill becomes a law.
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Last action: tabled (2025-12-05)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7802
- What is the current status of A 7802?
- As of December 6, 2025, A 7802 is recorded as "Vetoed": it passed both houses but was vetoed by the Governor. The last recorded action, on December 5, 2025, was "tabled".
- Did A 7802 pass?
- A 7802 passed both houses, but the Governor vetoed it. A veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in each house, which is rare.
- Who wrote A 7802, and where is it now?
- A 7802 was authored by Asm. Nader Sayegh with 1 coauthor.
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| Dec. 05, 2025 | tabled |
| Dec. 05, 2025 | vetoed memo.73 |
| Dec. 01, 2025 | delivered to governor |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | PASSED SENATE |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 11, 2025 · 189 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7802 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 11, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Racing and Wagering AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation to requiring racetrack locations awarded a gaming facility license maintain live racing activity The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 1355 of the 2 racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, as amended by chapter 243 3 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows: 4 (b) All racetrack locations awarded a gaming facility license shall 5 maintain live racing activity and race dates pursuant to articles two 6 and three of this chapter. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 8 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05462-01-5
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