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A 8790: Prohibits off-track betting corporation vehicles from being used as take-home vehicles by board members, officers, employees, contractors, subcontractors, consultants, or agents of such corporation or by certain family members of such individuals; provides an exception therefor.
What A 8790 does, verified January 9, 2026
The proposed law aims to prohibit regional off-track betting corporations from issuing take-home vehicles to certain individuals, including board members, officers, employees, contractors, and family members. These vehicles must be returned to the corporation when not being used for official business. However, the corporations may issue take-home vehicles to employees and officers if they have a written policy compliant with state regulations, which has been approved by the gaming commission and subject to random audits. The law will take effect sixty days after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to racing and wagering (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8790
- What is the current status of A 8790?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 8790 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to racing and wagering".
- Did A 8790 pass?
- Not yet. A 8790 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8790, and where is it now?
- A 8790 was authored by Asm. Crystal Peoples-Stokes. Its committee of record is Assembly Racing & Wagering.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to racing and wagering |
| Jun. 05, 2025 | referred to racing and wagering |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, June 5, 2025 · 323 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8790 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY June 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES -- 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 prohibiting off-track betting corporation vehicles from being used as take-home vehicles The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law is 2 amended by adding a new section 503-c to read as follows: 3 § 503-c. Prohibition on take-home vehicles. 1. No regional off-track 4 betting corporation shall issue to any board member, officer, or employ- 5 ee of such corporation, any contractor, subcontractor, consultant, or 6 other agent of such corporation, or any spouse, child, sibling or parent 7 residing in the principal place of abode of any of such foregoing 8 persons a motor vehicle. All motor vehicles leased, owned or otherwise 9 controlled by such corporation shall be returned to corporation property 10 when not being used for official business of such corporation. 11 2. Notwithstanding subdivision one of this section, a regional off- 12 track betting corporation shall be allowed to issue take-home vehicles 13 to employees and officers provided such corporation has a written policy 14 on take-home vehicles that is compliant with the office of the state 15 comptroller rules and regulations, that such written policy has been 16 approved by the gaming commission, and such policy and records related 17 to such written policy are subject to random audits conducted by the 18 gaming commission. 19 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 20 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01749-01-5
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