1997 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 315

CHAPTER NUMBER: 750 File Code: Horse Racing Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 546
Sponsored By:
Delegates Bozman and C. Davis
Entitled:
Horse Racing

Synopsis:

Altering the taxes on specified amounts bet on mile thoroughbred and harness races; requiring race track licensees to alter the percentage of money that is allocated to purses from specified amounts bet on specified races; providing for the allocation of harness racing purses; requiring that a specified amount or revenue that would otherwise be paid to the General Fund be distributed to a special fund to be used only to increase purses at harness and mile thoroughbred racing tracks in the State; etc.

Legislative History

House Action
1/22
First Reading Ways and Means
Hearing 2/4 at 11:00 a.m.
3/28
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
3/26
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/27
Third Reading Passed (119-8)
4/5
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
Third Reading Passed (99-32)
Passed Enrolled
5/22
Signed by the Governor Chapter 750
Senate Action
3/31
First Reading Senate Rules
4/4
Re-referred Finance & Budget and Taxation
Hearing 4/4 at 2:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Committee Amendment (Finance) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Motion 2rdgs same day Const/Rule 24 Adopted
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (37-10)
Sponsored by:
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38
Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
BUDGETS
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
GAMING -see also- BINGO; LOTTERY; RAFFLES
GOVERNOR
LOTTERY
RACING
REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
REVENUE AND TAXES -see also specific taxes -
SUNSET
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Business Regulation
( 11-515 , 11-614 , 11-616 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 645335/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 28, 1997 at: 10:33 Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 177443/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 7, 1997 at: 09:26 Status: Adopted
Number: 377249/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 5, 1997 at: 13:17 Status: Adopted