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 converted30permit,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 usingatits 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. 51 550.3342the horsemen’s association representing the majority of52the quarter horse owners and trainers at the facilityand 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.;and63 (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 thatwhichis 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 isshall be71 adjusted pro rata in accordance with the relationship between 72 its authorized operating period and the full calendar year.and73 The resulting specified number of live performancesshall74 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 applicationhas on file withthe divisiona 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 agreementthe association representing a majority of the136horse owners and trainers at the applicant’s eligiblefacility,137governing the payment of purses on live quarter horse races138conducted at the licensee’s pari-mutuel facility. The agreement139governing pursesmay 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 areshall 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 applicationhas163on file with the divisiona 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 170the association representing a majority of the horse owners and171trainers at the applicant’s eligible facility, governing the172payment of purses on live quarter horse races conducted at the173licensee’s pari-mutuel facility. The agreement governing purses174 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 areshall besubject to the terms 177 of chapter 550. 178 Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.