New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey S3621: Thoroughbred horse racing-reduce min number, annually required dates
Status: Passed one chamber, June 30, 2026
Reduces minimum number of annually required thoroughbred horse racing dates under certain circumstances.
What the bill says
An Act concerning the number of race dates held annually by certain horse racing permit holders and amending P.L.2001, c.199.
From the amended text, June 24, 2026:
An Act concerning the number of race dates held annually by certain horse racing permit holders and amending P.L.2001, c.199. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1[1. Section 30 of P.L.2001, c.199 (C.5:5-156) is amended to read as follows: 30. a. The permit holder at Monmouth Park and the thoroughbred permit holder at Meadowlands Racetrack together shall schedule annually no fewer than 141 thoroughbred race dates, except that the thoroughbred permit holder may decrease the annual number of scheduled thoroughbred race dates to no fewer than [50] [ADDED: :] [ADDED: 25] thoroughbred race dates [ADDED: ,] upon written consent from the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association [ or] [ADDED: 25 thoroughbred race dates, in the event that the horse racing purse subsidy that is required to be allocated to the thoroughbred industry pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2019, c.36 (C.5:5-99.1) is not appropriated in the States annual appropriations act; or] [ADDED: 40 thoroughbred race dates, in the event that the horse racing purse subsidy allocated to the thoroughbred industry by the States annual appropriations act is less than the amount required to be allocated to the thoroughbred industry pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2019, c.36 (C.5:5-99.1), but more than $5 million] . b. The standardbred permit holder at Meadowlands Racetrack shall …
Sponsors
- Paul A. Sarlo (D, 36) · primary sponsor
- Vin Gopal (D, 11) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : R/A REF ATG
- : PS (38-1)
- : REP/SCA 2RS
- : TRANS SBA
- : INT 1RS REF SSG
Votes
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE - Thoroughbred horse racing-reduce min number, annually required dates (June 30, 2026): 38 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee: Reported with committee amendments (Sca) (June 24, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: GAMBLING - HORSE RACING
Common questions
- What is S3621?
- S3621 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Thoroughbred horse racing-reduce min number, annually required dates.
- What does S3621 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning the number of race dates held annually by certain horse racing permit holders and amending P.L.2001, c.199.
- What is the status of S3621?
- Passed one chamber as of June 30, 2026. Latest action: R/A REF ATG (June 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored S3621?
- Paul A. Sarlo (D, 36), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for S3621?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S3621
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