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HOUSE            .    .      .    .    .       .   . No. 3976
        The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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                     HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, July 21, 2021.
The committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Bill
extending simulcasting and live horse racing authorization (House,
No. 3912) reports recommending that the same ought to pass with
an amendment substituting therefore the accompanying bill
(House, No. 3975).
                          For the committee,
                                               AARON MICHLEWITZ.
                                                      FILED ON: 7/21/2021
      HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3976
                                The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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                                    In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
                                                        (2021-2022)
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     An Act extending simulcasting and horse racing authorization.
             Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to
     further regulate simulcasting, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary
     for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
              Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
     of the same, as follows:
         SECTION 1. The first paragraph of section 12A of chapter 494 of the acts of 1978 is
 hereby amended by striking out the words “and until July 31, 2021”, inserted by section 1 of
 chapter 106 of the acts of 2020, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- and until
 July 31, 2022.
         SECTION 2. The last paragraph of said section 12A of said chapter 494 is hereby
 amended by striking out the words “July 31, 2021”, inserted by section 2 of said chapter 106, and
  inserting in place thereof the following words:- July 31, 2022.
         SECTION 3. The introductory paragraph of section 13 of said chapter 494 is hereby
  amended by striking out the words “and until July 31, 2021”, inserted by section 3 of said
 chapter 106, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- and until July 31, 2022.
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        SECTION 4. Section 15 of said chapter 494 is hereby amended by striking out the words
 “and until July 31, 2021”, inserted by section 4 of said chapter 106, and inserting in place thereof
 the following words:- and until July 31, 2022.
        SECTION 5. The first paragraph of section 9 of chapter 277 of the acts of 1986 is hereby
 amended by striking out the words “and until July 31, 2021”, inserted by section 5 of said
 chapter 106, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- and until July 31, 2022.
        SECTION 6. The first sentence of the first paragraph of section 3 of chapter 114 of the
 acts of 1991 is hereby amended by striking out the words “and until July 31, 2021”, inserted by
 section 6 of said chapter 106, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- and until July
 31, 2022.
        SECTION 7. The last paragraph of said section 3 of said chapter 114 is hereby amended
 by striking out the words “July 31, 2021”, inserted by section 7 of said chapter 106, and inserting
 in place thereof the following words:- July 31, 2022.
        SECTION 8. The first paragraph of section 4 of said chapter 114 is hereby amended by
 striking out the words “and until July 31, 2021”, inserted by section 8 of said chapter 106, and
 inserting in place thereof the following words:- and until July 31, 2022.
        SECTION 9. The last paragraph of said section 4 of said chapter 114 is hereby amended
 by striking out the words “July 31, 2021”, inserted by section 9 of said chapter 106, and inserting
 in place thereof the following words:- July 31, 2022.
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        SECTION 10. The first paragraph of section 5 of said chapter 114 is hereby amended by
 striking out the words “and until July 31, 2021”, inserted by section 10 of said chapter 106, and
 inserting in place thereof the following words:- and until July 31, 2022.
         SECTION 11. Section 45 of chapter 139 of the acts of 2001 is hereby amended by
 striking out the words “July 31, 2021”, inserted by section 11 of said chapter 106, and inserting
 in place thereof the following words:- July 31, 2022.
        SECTION 12. Section 20 of chapter 449 of the acts of 2006 is hereby amended by
 striking out the words “July 31, 2021”, inserted by section 12 of said chapter 106, and inserting
 in place thereof the following words:- July 31, 2022.
        SECTION 13. Section 92 of chapter 194 of the acts of 2011 is hereby amended by
 striking out the words “July 31, 2021”, inserted by section 13 of said chapter 106, and inserting
 in place thereof the following words:- July 31, 2022.
         SECTION 14. Section 112 of said chapter 194 is hereby amended by striking out the
 words “July 31, 2021”, inserted by section 14 of said chapter 106, and inserting in place thereof
 the following words:- July 31, 2022.
         SECTION 15. Section 74 of chapter 10 of the acts of 2015 is hereby amended by
 striking out the words “July 31, 2021”, inserted by section 15 of said chapter 106, and inserting
 in place thereof the following words:- July 31, 2022.
        SECTION 16. Section 17 of chapter 106 of the acts of 2020 is hereby repealed.
        SECTION 17. Notwithstanding section 2 of chapter 128A of the General Laws and
 sections 1, 2, 2A and 4 of chapter 128C of the General Laws or any other general or special law
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 to the contrary, the running race horse meeting licensee located in Suffolk county licensed to
 conduct live racing pursuant to said chapter 128A and simulcast wagering pursuant to said
 chapter 128C in calendar year 2021 shall remain licensed as a running horse racing meeting
 licensee until July 31, 2022 and shall remain authorized to conduct simulcast wagering pursuant
 to said chapter 128C until July 31, 2022; provided, however, that the days between January 1,
 2022 and December 31, 2022 shall be dark days pursuant to said chapter 128C and the licensee
 shall be precluded from conducting live racing during that period unless it applies for and is
 granted a supplemental live racing license pursuant to said chapter 128A; provided further, that
 all simulcasts shall comply with the Interstate Horse Racing Act of 1978, 15 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.
 or other applicable federal law; provided further, that all simulcasts from states which have
 racing associations that do not require approval in compliance with the Interstate Horse Racing
 Act of 1978, 15 U.S.C. 3004(a)(1)(A) shall require the approval of the New England Horsemen’s
 Benevolent & Protective Association prior to being simulcast to a racing meeting licensee within
 the commonwealth; and provided further, that if the association agrees to approve the simulcast
 for 1 racing meeting licensee, it shall approve the simulcast for all otherwise eligible racing
 meeting licensees.
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