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S 8358: Requires harness racetrack locations awarded a gaming facility license maintain live racing activity.
What S 8358 does, verified September 28, 2025
The proposed law aims to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering, and breeding law. All racetrack locations awarded a gaming facility license must maintain live racing activity. Specifically, harness racetrack locations must continue to host live racing. The law will take effect on the 90th day after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: SUBSTITUTED BY A7802A (2025-06-13)Alert me
Quick answers about S 8358
- What is the current status of S 8358?
- As of September 28, 2025, S 8358 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 13, 2025, was "SUBSTITUTED BY A7802A".
- Did S 8358 pass?
- Not yet. S 8358 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 8358, and where is it now?
- S 8358 was authored by Sen. Joseph Addabbo.
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| Jun. 13, 2025 | SUBSTITUTED BY A7802A |
| Jun. 12, 2025 | ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.2024 |
| Jun. 05, 2025 | REFERRED TO RULES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, June 5, 2025 · 230 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8358 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE June 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation to requiring harness 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 and a new paragraph (c) is added to read 4 as follows: 5 (b) All racetrack locations awarded a gaming facility license shall 6 maintain racing activity and race dates pursuant to articles two and 7 three of this chapter[.]; 8 (c) All harness racetrack locations awarded a gaming facility license 9 shall maintain live racing activity and race dates pursuant to articles 10 two and three of this chapter. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 12 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05462-03-5
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