A 2610 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Extends annual horse racing purse subsidies through State fiscal year 2029.

This bill extends annual $20 million funding for horse racing purse subsidies through New Jersey's fiscal year 2029, replacing the prior expiration at fiscal year 2023. The funds will be split equally between thoroughbred (all to Monmouth Park overnight races) and standardbred industries (with specific allocations like 60% to Meadowlands overnight purses). Recipients must submit annual reports to the Legislature and Governor detailing how funds were used, including impacts on betting handle, horse participation, and New Jersey-bred race outcomes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Sep 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Signed Sep 12, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 28, 2024 · General Assembly Jun 28, 2024

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Jun 28, 2024
D Democratic25
25 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican15
15 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Sep 12, 2024
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2024, c.76.
executive
Jun 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0)
upper
Jun 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (76-0-0)
lower
Jun 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jun 24, 2024
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Jun 24, 2024
Committee
Transferred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee
lower
4 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors