S 2618 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Creates the jockey health insurance reserve fund

Summary

Creates the jockey health insurance reserve fund for the payment of premiums not yet paid; provides for the return of funds if such reserve fund becomes no longer necessary.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Assembly Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Jun 12, 2025

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What changed between versions

S2618 → S2618A · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill amendment adds a new sponsor (Senator Murray) and updates the legislative history to reflect committee approval and passage. It restructures the health insurance funding provisions by adding subsections to clarify how unused funds can be returned to corporations, deposited in a reserve account, or distributed via a combination of both methods, while maintaining the requirement for jockey organization approval.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on jockey health insurance funding, but the administrative mechanisms for handling unused funds have been expanded and clarified.

ELIGIBILITY

Added Senator Murray as a co-sponsor to the bill

REQUIREMENT

Restructured funding provisions into subsections (a, b, c) to clarify procedures for unused fund distribution

Updated language to require agreement between the franchised corporation and jockey organization for reserve fund determinations

FISCAL

Added option to deposit unused funds into a segregated reserve account as an alternative to returning funds or distributing them

TECHNICAL

Updated bill number from S2618 to S2618-A and added Cal. No. 333 designation

Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2025

How they voted

59–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 63

Mar 24, 2025

D Democratic41

37 Yea 4

90% Yea

R Republican22

22 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMENDED ON THIRD READING 2618A

upper

Mar 24, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO RACING AND WAGERING

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor