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Race Track Stall Space |
SB |
19 |
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ANALYST: |
Gonzales |
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APPROPRIATION
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Additional Impact |
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$0.1 |
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(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates to SB13
Responses
Received From
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of Bill
Senate Bill 19 enacts
a new section of the Horse Racing Act requiring licensed horse racing tracks to
give priority to trainers who reside in
Significant
Issues
The competition of quality horseracing has
become more intense with the introduction of slot machine casinos at racetracks
that increased the size of purse money offered and the quality of horseracing
within the state. In turn, stall space requests
from trainers at most of the
With the requirement to provide access to stall
space to trainers who reside in
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
If stall space
availability for trainers who reside in
RELATIONSHIP
Senate Bill 19 related
to Senate Bill 13, which requires horse racing tracks to provide holding barns
for the temporary boarding of New Mexico-bred horses in order to ensure that horsemen
who reside and train in
POSSIBLE QUESTIONS
Could the New Mexico Racing Commission rules be used to make
such changes rather than changing the law ? enact
the effects of this bill ?