Assembly BillIntroduced
A 8206: Relates to welfare, medical, and retirement plans provided by a horsemen's organization in the absence of contractual obligations; provides in the absence of a contract between the licensed harness racing corporation or association and the representative horsemen's organization, the state gaming commission shall require such corporation or association to pay to the horsemen's organization an amount determined in accordance with the previously negotiated contract for welfare, medical, or retirement plans, including any associated costs, provided by the horsemen's organization to participants in racing at the licensed harness racing facility; provides the amounts shall be paid monthly from the horsemen's gross purse enhancement amount from video lottery gaming.
What A 8206 does, verified September 28, 2025
The bill aims to ensure that horsemen's organizations receive welfare, medical, and retirement plan benefits from licensed harness racing corporations or associations. In the absence of a contractual agreement, the state gaming commission will require the corporation or association to pay the horsemen's organization a predetermined amount for these benefits, which will be paid monthly from the horsemen's gross purse enhancement amount from video lottery gaming. This provision will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: substituted by s2612b (2025-06-16)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8206
- What is the current status of A 8206?
- As of September 28, 2025, A 8206 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on June 16, 2025, was "substituted by s2612b".
- Did A 8206 pass?
- Not yet. A 8206 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8206, and where is it now?
- A 8206 was authored by Asm. Carrie Woerner with 2 coauthors.
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| Jun. 16, 2025 | substituted by s2612b |
| Jun. 16, 2025 | ordered to third reading rules cal.823 |
| Jun. 16, 2025 | rules report cal.823 |
| Jun. 16, 2025 | reported |
| Jun. 12, 2025 | reported referred to rules |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 5, 2025 · 252 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8206 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Racing and Wagering AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation to welfare, medical, and retirement plans provided by a horsemen's organization in the absence of contractual obligations The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 318 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breed- 2 ing law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows: 3 6. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in the 4 absence of a contract between the licensed harness racing corporation or 5 association and the representative horsemen's organization, the state 6 gaming commission shall require such corporation or association to pay 7 to the horsemen's organization an amount determined in accordance with 8 the previously negotiated contract for welfare, medical, or retirement 9 plans, including any associated costs, provided by the horsemen's organ- 10 ization to participants in racing at the licensed harness racing facil- 11 ity. The amounts shall be paid monthly from the horsemen's gross purse 12 enhancement amount from video lottery gaming. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06878-05-5
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