HOUSE BILL 315

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