Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to horse racing by transferring certain portions of the state sales tax for the purpose of supplementing horse race purses, and making appropriations
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedMay 13, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeMay 13, 2025
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Money collected from sales tax on certain supplies used to care for race horses will now go into a special fund. This fund will be used to increase the prize money, or purses, given to winners in horse racing. The state racing and gaming commission will manage this money and make sure it reaches the racing tracks.1
Read the official explanation
This bill transfers the portion of the state sales tax imposed on the purchase of certain supplies used in the care of race horses for the purpose of supplementing horse racing purses.9E. The bill creates a horse racing purse fund in the state treasury under the control of the state racing and gaming commission.7(5)(b). Prior to receiving supplemental horse racing purse moneys, the bill requires a licensee under Code chapter 99D (pari-mutuel wagering) that receives such payments from the commission to establish an escrow account under its control for the receipt and deposit of the moneys transferred by the commission to the licensee from the horse racing purse fund. 7(5)(b). The bill requires the department of revenue to assist the commission to identify retailers involved in the sale of horse-related care products that may be subject to the bill. The commission is required to adopt rules to administer the bill.
House subcommittee
Named May 13, 2025. It hasn’t reported yet.
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