Bill Text: FL S1478 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Quarter Horse Racing

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2018-03-10 - Died in Regulated Industries [S1478 Detail]

Download: Florida-2018-S1478-Introduced.html
       Florida Senate - 2018                                    SB 1478
       
       
        
       By Senator Steube
       
       
       
       
       
       23-00681-18                                           20181478__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to quarter horse racing; amending s.
    3         550.002, F.S.; providing that a quarter horse
    4         permitholder and an alternative representative
    5         organization may agree to an alternative schedule of
    6         performances; creating s. 550.3342, F.S.; establishing
    7         the requirements for electing an alternative quarter
    8         horse representative organization; amending s.
    9         551.104, F.S.; requiring an applicant to include a
   10         written agreement with an alternative quarter horse
   11         representative organization, if such organization
   12         exists, in their application for a slot machine
   13         license; amending s. 849.086, F.S.; requiring an
   14         applicant to include a written agreement with an
   15         alternative quarter horse representative organization,
   16         if such organization exists, in their application for
   17         a cardroom license; providing an effective date.
   18          
   19  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   20  
   21         Section 1. Subsection (11) of section 550.002, Florida
   22  Statutes, is amended to read:
   23         550.002 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:
   24         (11) “Full schedule of live racing or games” means:,
   25         (a) For a greyhound or jai alai permitholder, the conduct
   26  of a combination of at least 100 live evening or matinee
   27  performances during the preceding year.;
   28         (b) For a permitholder who has a converted permit or filed
   29  an application on or before June 1, 1990, for a converted
   30  permit, the conduct of a combination of at least 100 live
   31  evening and matinee wagering performances during either of the 2
   32  preceding years.;
   33         (c) For a jai alai permitholder who does not operate slot
   34  machines in its pari-mutuel facility, who has conducted at least
   35  100 live performances per year for at least 10 years after
   36  December 31, 1992, and whose handle on live jai alai games
   37  conducted at its pari-mutuel facility has been less than $4
   38  million per state fiscal year for at least 2 consecutive years
   39  after June 30, 1992, the conduct of a combination of at least 40
   40  live evening or matinee performances during the preceding year.;
   41         (d) For a jai alai permitholder who operates slot machines
   42  in its pari-mutuel facility, the conduct of a combination of at
   43  least 150 performances during the preceding year.;
   44         (e) For a harness permitholder, the conduct of at least 100
   45  live regular wagering performances during the preceding year.;
   46         (f) For a quarter horse permitholder using at its own
   47  facility, unless an alternative schedule of at least 20 live
   48  regular wagering performances is agreed upon by the permitholder
   49  and either the Florida Quarter Horse Racing Association or an
   50  alternate representative organization designated pursuant to s.
   51  550.3342 the horsemen’s association representing the majority of
   52  the quarter horse owners and trainers at the facility and filed
   53  with the division along with its annual date application, in the
   54  2010-2011 fiscal year, the conduct of at least 20 regular
   55  wagering performances, in the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 fiscal
   56  years, the conduct of at least 30 live regular wagering
   57  performances, and for every fiscal year after the 2012-2013
   58  fiscal year, the conduct of at least 40 live regular wagering
   59  performances.;
   60         (g) For a quarter horse permitholder leasing another
   61  licensed racetrack, the conduct of 160 events at the leased
   62  facility.; and
   63         (h) For a thoroughbred permitholder, the conduct of at
   64  least 40 live regular wagering performances during the preceding
   65  year.
   66         (i) For a permitholder that which is restricted by statute
   67  to certain operating periods within the year when other members
   68  of its same class of permit are authorized to operate throughout
   69  the year, the specified number of live performances which
   70  constitute a full schedule of live racing or games is shall be
   71  adjusted pro rata in accordance with the relationship between
   72  its authorized operating period and the full calendar year. and
   73  The resulting specified number of live performances shall
   74  constitute the full schedule of live games for such permitholder
   75  and all other permitholders of the same class within 100 air
   76  miles of such permitholder. A live performance must consist of
   77  no fewer than eight races or games conducted live for each of a
   78  minimum of three performances each week at the permitholder’s
   79  licensed facility under a single admission charge.
   80         Section 2. Section 550.3342, Florida Statutes, is created
   81  to read:
   82         550.3342 Requirements for electing an alternative quarter
   83  horse representative organization.—
   84         (1) In the event more than 50 percent of the total horsemen
   85  who are participating in, or have participated in, quarter horse
   86  racing wish to designate a new representative organization, the
   87  organization:
   88         (a) Must be recognized by the American Quarter Horse
   89  Association as the state racing affiliate.
   90         (b) Must not be affiliated with or under the control of any
   91  licensee.
   92         (c) Must be formed under guidelines approved by the
   93  division.
   94         (d) Must be elected by a majority of the horsemen who are
   95  participating in, or have participated in, quarter horse racing
   96  at Florida quarter horse racetracks that follow the American
   97  Quarter Horse Association’s quarter horse racing guidelines.
   98         Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (10) of section
   99  551.104, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  100         551.104 License to conduct slot machine gaming.—
  101         (10)(a)1. No slot machine license or renewal thereof shall
  102  be issued to an applicant holding a permit under chapter 550 to
  103  conduct pari-mutuel wagering meets of thoroughbred racing unless
  104  the applicant has on file with the division a binding written
  105  agreement between the applicant and the Florida Horsemen’s
  106  Benevolent and Protective Association, Inc., governing the
  107  payment of purses on live thoroughbred races conducted at the
  108  licensee’s pari-mutuel facility. In addition, no slot machine
  109  license or renewal thereof shall be issued to such an applicant
  110  unless the applicant has on file with the division a binding
  111  written agreement between the applicant and the Florida
  112  Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association, Inc., governing the payment
  113  of breeders’, stallion, and special racing awards on live
  114  thoroughbred races conducted at the licensee’s pari-mutuel
  115  facility. The agreement governing purses and the agreement
  116  governing awards may direct the payment of such purses and
  117  awards from revenues generated by any wagering or gaming the
  118  applicant is authorized to conduct under Florida law. All purses
  119  and awards shall be subject to the terms of chapter 550. All
  120  sums for breeders’, stallion, and special racing awards shall be
  121  remitted monthly to the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’
  122  Association, Inc., for the payment of awards subject to the
  123  administrative fee authorized in s. 550.2625(3).
  124         2. No slot machine license or renewal thereof shall be
  125  issued by the division to an applicant holding a permit under
  126  chapter 550 to conduct pari-mutuel wagering meets of quarter
  127  horse racing unless the applicant includes with their
  128  application has on file with the division a binding written
  129  agreement governing the payment of purses on live quarter horse
  130  races to be conducted at the applicant’s pari-mutuel facility
  131  for the licensure period applied for. Such agreement must be
  132  between either the applicant and the Florida Quarter Horse
  133  Racing Association or the applicant and an alternative
  134  representative organization designated pursuant to s. 550.3342.
  135  Such agreement the association representing a majority of the
  136  horse owners and trainers at the applicant’s eligible facility,
  137  governing the payment of purses on live quarter horse races
  138  conducted at the licensee’s pari-mutuel facility. The agreement
  139  governing purses may direct the payment of such purses from
  140  revenues generated by any wagering or gaming the applicant is
  141  authorized to conduct under Florida law. All purses are shall be
  142  subject to the terms of chapter 550.
  143         Section 4. Paragraph (d) of subsection (13) of section
  144  849.086, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  145         849.086 Cardrooms authorized.—
  146         (13) TAXES AND OTHER PAYMENTS.—
  147         (d)1. Each greyhound and jai alai permitholder that
  148  operates a cardroom facility shall use at least 4 percent of
  149  such permitholder’s cardroom monthly gross receipts to
  150  supplement greyhound purses or jai alai prize money,
  151  respectively, during the permitholder’s next ensuing pari-mutuel
  152  meet.
  153         2. Each thoroughbred and harness horse racing permitholder
  154  that operates a cardroom facility shall use at least 50 percent
  155  of such permitholder’s cardroom monthly net proceeds as follows:
  156  47 percent to supplement purses and 3 percent to supplement
  157  breeders’ awards during the permitholder’s next ensuing racing
  158  meet.
  159         3. No cardroom license or renewal thereof shall be issued
  160  by the division to an applicant holding a permit under chapter
  161  550 to conduct pari-mutuel wagering meets of quarter horse
  162  racing unless the applicant includes with their application has
  163  on file with the division a binding written agreement governing
  164  the payment of purses on live quarter horse races to be
  165  conducted at the applicant’s pari-mutuel facility for the
  166  licensure period applied for. Such agreement must either be
  167  between the applicant and the Florida Quarter Horse Racing
  168  Association or the applicant and an alternative representative
  169  organization designated pursuant to s. 550.3342. Such agreement
  170  the association representing a majority of the horse owners and
  171  trainers at the applicant’s eligible facility, governing the
  172  payment of purses on live quarter horse races conducted at the
  173  licensee’s pari-mutuel facility. The agreement governing purses
  174  may direct the payment of such purses from revenues generated by
  175  any wagering or gaming the applicant is authorized to conduct
  176  under Florida law. All purses are shall be subject to the terms
  177  of chapter 550.
  178         Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.

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