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Authors Richardson  
Subject Horse racing: out-of-state thoroughbred races: Delaware Handicap.
Relating To relating to horse racing.
Title An act to amend Section 19596.2 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to horse racing.
Last Action Dt 2026-01-05
State Amended Senate
Status Pending Referral
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Bill Actions
2026-01-27     Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2026-01-27     In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2026-01-15     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-01-14     Withdrawn from committee.
2026-01-14     Ordered to second reading.
2026-01-13     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on N.R. & W. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
2026-01-06     Set for hearing January 13.
2026-01-05     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.
2025-03-12     Referred to Coms. on G.O. and N.R. & W.
2025-02-24     From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
2025-02-24     Read first time.
2025-02-21     Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Versions
Amended Senate     2026-01-05
Introduced     2025-02-21
Analyses TBD
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The Horse Racing Law authorizes a thoroughbred racing association or fair to distribute the audiovisual signal and accept wagers on the results of out-of-state thoroughbred races conducted in the United States during the calendar period the association or fair is conducting a race meeting, including days on which there is no live racing being conducted by the association or fair, without the consent of the organization that represents horsemen and horsewomen participating in the race meeting and without regard to the amount of purses. Under that law, the total number of thoroughbred races imported by associations or fairs on a statewide basis under these provisions is prohibited from exceeding 75 races per day on days when live thoroughbred or fair racing is being conducted in the state, with the exception of prescribed races.

This bill would exempt from the 75 imported race per day limitation races that are part of the race card of the Delaware Handicap.