HB 607 Kentucky House · 2022 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to pari-mutuel wagering and making an appropriation therefor.

Summary
Amend KRS 138.510 to change the tax rate beginning August 1, 2022 on all tracks conducting pari-mutuel wagering, tracks conducting telephone account wagering, tracks participating as receiving tracks in intertrack wagering, and all tracks participating as receiving tracks displaying simulcasts and conducting interstate wagering thereon to 1.5 percent of all money wagered and to specify deductions from the revenue generated; amend KRS 138.513 to impose a tax beginning August 1, 2022 on all advance deposit account wagering licensees of 1.5 percent of all amounts wagered through the licensee by Kentucky residents; amend KRS 139.200 to exempt admission at tracks licensed under KRS Chapter 230 from the admission tax; amend KRS 137.190, 138.224, 138.226, 138.270, 138.344, 138.655, 138.675, 138.990, and 230.240 to conform; amend KRS 230.260 to require the racing commission to promulgate administrative regulations to establish a self-exclusion list and exempt the list from open records requirements, require historical horse racing machines to clearly display wagering information and clearly designate a method by which a player can make a choice in their wager; amend KRS 230.360 to conform; amend KRS 230.3615 to require breaks to be calculated to the penny; amend 230.378 and 230.380 to conform; amend KRS 230.400 to remove restrictions on races that may receive purse supplements; amend KRS 230.550 to include equine industry programs at the University of Louisville, the University of Kentucky, and the Bluegrass Community and Technical College in the fund; amend KRS 230.750 to require breaks to be calculated to the penny; amend KRS 230.770 to remove restriction on the standardbred development fund limiting it to races that admit only Kentucky-bred horses; amend KRS 230.781 and 230.783 to conform; repeal KRS 138.480, 138.490, and 230.555.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Feb 28, 2022 Signed Apr 8, 2022
Floor votes · House Mar 21, 2022

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
35
Key actions
12
Committee
11
Amendments
2
Apr 8, 2022
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 124)
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 30, 2022
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
passed 67-27
lower
Mar 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 29, 2022
Committee
to Rules (H)
lower
Mar 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 33-1-1 with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 22, 2022
Committee
to Licensing & Occupations (S)
upper
Mar 21, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
passed 66-29 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (2)
lower
Mar 17, 2022
Introduced
floor amendments (3) (4) and (6) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (5) filed to bill
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Introduced
floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 14, 2022
Committee
to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
lower
Mar 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
returned to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
taken from Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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