# New York A 7802: Requires harness racetrack locations awarded a gaming facility license maintain live racing activity

New York A 7802, Requires harness racetrack locations awarded a gaming facility license maintain live racing activity, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Nader Sayegh (Democratic); status vetoed, last action 2025-12-05 (TABLED) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York A 7802
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Requires harness racetrack locations awarded a gaming facility license maintain live racing activity
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-11
- Last action: 2025-12-05, TABLED
- Sponsor: Nader Sayegh (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: RACING AND WAGERING, WAYS AND MEANS, RULES
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (193 yes, 5 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nader Sayegh (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Paula Kay (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-13 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 55 | 4 |   |
| 2025-06-06 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 138 | 1 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-12-05: TABLED (House)
- 2025-12-05: VETOED MEMO.73 (House)
- 2025-12-01: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (House)
- 2025-06-13: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: 3RD READING CAL.2024 (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: SUBSTITUTED FOR S8358 (Senate)
- 2025-06-06: REFERRED TO RULES (Senate)
- 2025-06-06: DELIVERED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-06-06: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-06: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.454 (House)
- 2025-06-06: RULES REPORT CAL.454 (House)
- 2025-06-06: REPORTED (House)
- 2025-05-27: REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES (House)
- 2025-04-30: REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House)
- 2025-04-23: PRINT NUMBER 7802A (House)
- 2025-04-23: AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO RACING AND WAGERING (House)
- 2025-04-11: REFERRED TO RACING AND WAGERING (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment A, 2025-04-23: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A7802A)
- Original, 2025-04-11: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A7802)

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## Sources
- [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A7802A)
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A7802)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A7802-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).