Horses And Horse Racing
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the partial distribution of pari-mutuel racing tax receipts to local governments. [HB-782]
Amend KRS 138.510 to allocate moneys to a newly created fund from the pari-mutuel racing tax distribution; create a new section of KRS Chapter 230 to establish a fund relating to local governments and administered by the Department for Local Government; and amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to share information relating to the calculation of the new fund's distribution.
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AN ACT relating to responsible gambling. [HB-781]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 230 to require tracks licensed by the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation to implement programs that promote responsible gambling.
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to fantasy contests. [HB-742]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 230 to authorize the corporation to regulate the conduct of fantasy contest operators; require the use of geolocation technology; require fantasy contest operators to implement procedures to prevent fraud, abuse, and money laundering; require notification to the corporation for a confirmed breach of a sport's governing body's internal rules and codes of conduct, conduct that corrupts any outcome, and confirmed illegal activities; establish licensing requirements for a fantasy contest operator; allow the corporation
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation and declaring an emergency. [HB-566]
Amend various sections of KRS Chapters 230 and 238, relating to the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation, to define "Kentucky quarter horse purse fund," "proof of wagers," "unclaimed pari-mutuel winning ticket," and "unredeemed pari-mutuel voucher"; confirm the corporation's jurisdiction over racing and gaming entities; require an annual audit of the corporation by a qualified auditing entity and reduce audits by the Auditor of Public Accounts to once every four years; grant the corporation flexibility in promulgating administrative regulations;
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to stray equines. [SB-121]
Amend KRS 259.120 to allow the county judge/executive to contract for the performance of specific duties required to be performed when an equine is subject to being taken up by a person or organization that provides animal sheltering services; require the contract to be approved by the county fiscal court; establish immunity from criminal and civil liability.
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to animal care. [SB-124]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 525 to define terms; require peace officers and animal control officers to serve notice of seizure of an animal subjected to cruelty; create procedure for seizing agencies to petition a court to order owner to pay cost of care for a seized animal; establish penalties; amend KRS 258.215 to require owners to be responsible for cost of care of an impounded animal; repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 258.117 to reduce the number of board appointees from each nominating organization from two to one; add one member to be
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to allied animal health professional licenses. [SB-69]
Amend KRS 321.181 to define terms; create new sections of KRS Chapter 321 to establish new allied animal health professional licenses for equine dentistry and animal chiropractic practice; create the allied animal health professional advisory board; amend KRS 321.187 regarding retention of original patient records; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 321 to conform.
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to gaming activities. [HB-33]
Amend KRS 230.210 to define terms; amend KRS 230.260 to allow the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation (corporation) to license and regulate casino gaming and fantasy contests; allow the corporation to inspect all premises where casino gaming is conducted and seize any equipment or records related to casino gaming for the purposes of examination and inspection; require the corporation to promulgate administrative regulations related to casino gaming; create new sections of KRS Chapter 230 to establish licensing requirements for full casino,
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION honoring Kenny McPeek for becoming the first trainer to win the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby in the same year since 1952. [SR-11]
Honor Kenny McPeek for becoming the first trainer since 1952 to win the Kentucky Oaks and the Kentucky Derby in the same year.
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION urging Congress to fund the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority through federal appropriation rather than fees charged to individual states and racetracks. [SR-238]
Urge the United States Congress to fund the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) through federal appropriation rather than assessment fees charged to states and race tracks.
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. [SB-302]
Amend KRS 230.760 to add gender-neutral language.
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission and declaring an emergency. [SB-299]
Repeals and reenacts KRS 230.210, 230.225, 230.230, and 230.260 to replace the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission with the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation, to establish definitions, to grant the corporation jurisdiction over all forms of horse racing, horse breed integrity, sports wagering, charitable gaming, and pari-mutuel wagering and exclude the state lottery established under KRS Chapter 154A, to set the corporation and president’s powers and duties, to direct the Governor to appoint the corporation president from a list of three
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. [HB-702]
Amend KRS 230.371 to add gender-neutral language.
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to responsible gambling. [HB-816]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 230 to require tracks licensed by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to implement programs that promote responsible gambling.
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the horse industry and making an appropriation therefore. [HB-762]
Amend KRS 230.210 to define "unclaimed pari-mutuel winning ticket"; amend KRS 230.361 to include previously run horse races; amend KRS 230.225 to require the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to determine the proper allocation and use of unclaimed pari-mutuel winning tickets related to previously run horse racing; create a new section of KRS Chapter 230 to specify the areas to which the allocation should be made; amend KRS 138.513 to make a technical change; APPROPRIATION.
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the partial distribution of pari-mutuel racing tax receipts to local governments and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-815]
Amend KRS 138.510 to allocate moneys to a newly created fund from the pari-mutuel racing tax distribution; create a new section of KRS Chapter 230 to establish a fund relating to local governments and administered by the Department for Local Government; and amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to share information relating to the calculation of the new fund's distribution; APPROPRIATION.
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the State Fair Board. [HB-621]
Amends KRS 247.140 to add the North American Championship Rodeo and the National Farm Machinery Show’s Championship Tractor Pull to the list of shows and expositions owned and operated by the State Fair Board.
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to personal service contracts. [HB-512]
Amends KRS 45A.690, relating to the Government Contract Review Committee, to exclude agreements between the Kentucky Horse Park and judges, officials, and entertainers contracted for events promoted by the Kentucky Horse Park from the definition of “personal service contract.”
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in recognition and celebration of Jack Wolf. [SR-91]
Adjourn in recognition and celebration of Jack Wolf.
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to animal care. [SB-119]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 525 to define terms; require peace officers and animal control officers to serve notice of seizure of an animal subjected to cruelty; create procedure for seizing agencies to petition a court to order payment of animal care costs by owner; establish penalties; amend KRS 258.215 to require owners to be responsible for cost of care of an impounded animal.