5:12-195

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY CHECKLIST

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LAWS OF:        2001                 CHAPTER:        198

NJSA:               5:12-195            (Horse racing—increases number of simulcast)

BILL NO:          A2598               (Substituted for S1590)

SPONSOR(S):   LeFevre

DATE INTRODUCED:     June 15, 2000

COMMITTEE:                ASSEMBLY:     Commerce

                                    SENATE:          -----

AMENDED DURING PASSAGE: Yes

DATE OF PASSAGE:                ASSEMBLY:     June 28, 2001

                                                SENATE:          June 28, 2001

DATE OF APPROVAL:              August 5, 2001

FOLLOWING ARE ATTACHED IF AVAILABLE:

            FINAL TEXT OF BILL (2nd reprint enacted)

                        (Amendments during passage denoted by superscript numbers)

            A2598

                        SPONSORS STATEMENT: (Begins on page 2 of original bill)                    Yes

                        COMMITTEE STATEMENT:                               ASSEMBLY:                 Yes

                                                                                                SENATE:                      No

                        FLOOR AMENDMENT STATEMENT:                                                      Yes

                        LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ESTIMATE:                                                        No

            S1590

                        SPONSORS STATEMENT: (Begins on page 4 of original bill)                    Yes

                                                                                                Bill and Sponsors Statement identical to A2598

                        COMMITTEE STATEMENT:                               ASSEMBLY:                 No

                                                                                                SENATE:                      Yes

                                                                                                Identical to Assembly Statement for A2598

                        FLOOR AMENDMENT STATEMENT:                                                      Yes

                                                                                                Identical to floor statement for A2598

                        LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ESTIMATE:                                                        No

            VETO MESSAGE:                                                                                             No

            GOVERNOR’S PRESS RELEASE ON SIGNING:                                                 No

FOLLOWING WERE PRINTED:

            To check for circulating copies, contact New Jersey State Government

            Publications at the State Library (609) 633-2111 or mailto:blupp@njstatelib.org

            REPORTS:                                                                                                        No

            HEARINGS:                                                                                                      Yes

            974.90  New Jersey. Legislature.Senate. State Government, Banking and Financial Institutions Committee.

            H817     Public hearing, proposes Constitutional amendment on the results of live or simulcast horse races,

1998          held May 21, 1998. Trenton, 1998.

PDF copy of the hearing

            974.90  New Jersey. Legislature. Assembly. Commerce Committee

            H817     Public hearing, control of wagering on the results of live or simulcast running and harness horse races,

            1998a   held 6-15-1998, Trenton, 1998

                        PDF copy of the hearing

            NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS:                                                                                Yes

            “State Oks off—track wagering,” 8-6-2001 The Record, p. A1

            “New law legalizes off-track betting sites, phone wagers,” 8-6-2001 Asbury Park Press, p. A1

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