# New York A 9234: Relates to eligibility requirements for horses participating in the three racing levels of the New York Sire Stakes program New York A 9234, Relates to eligibility requirements for horses participating in the three racing levels of the New York Sire Stakes program, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Carrie Woerner (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-07-17 (SIGNED CHAP.167) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A9234-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: New York A 9234 - State: New York - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Relates to eligibility requirements for horses participating in the three racing levels of the New York Sire Stakes program - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-11-07 - Last action: 2026-07-17, SIGNED CHAP.167 - Sponsor: Carrie Woerner (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: RACING AND WAGERING, WAYS AND MEANS, RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (203 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Bonuses for New York-conceived foals: benefit, medium. The fund can pay bonus money for foals conceived in New York. To qualify, the foal must be dropped from a mare that lives in New York for a period the fund sets. The fund sets who gets the payment and how much. - New 2% starting fee per entry: mixed, medium. You must pay a starting fee to enter any Sire Stakes race. The fee is at least 2% of the race’s estimated purse per entry. The fee is added to the purses that winners receive. The fund sets the exact fee by rule. - New Sire Stakes eligibility and microchips: mixed, medium. To race in the New York Sire Stakes, a foal must be by a stallion owned or leased in New York and standing in New York at conception. The mare no longer must be bred in New York. This applies to two- and three-year-old trotters and pacers. The mare, stallion, and foal must be microchipped with info… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Carrie Woerner (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Angelo Santabarbara (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-24 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 59 | 2 | | | 2026-03-16 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 144 | 0 | | ## Actions (18) - 2026-07-17: SIGNED CHAP.167 (House) - 2026-07-10: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (House) - 2026-03-24: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate) - 2026-03-24: PASSED SENATE (Senate) - 2026-03-24: 3RD READING CAL.552 (Senate) - 2026-03-24: SUBSTITUTED FOR S9183 (Senate) - 2026-03-16: REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING (Senate) - 2026-03-16: DELIVERED TO SENATE (House) - 2026-03-16: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House) - 2026-03-12: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.299 (House) - 2026-03-12: REPORTED (House) - 2026-01-20: REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House) - 2026-01-14: PRINT NUMBER 9234B (House) - 2026-01-14: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO RACING AND WAGERING (House) - 2026-01-07: REFERRED TO RACING AND WAGERING (House) - 2025-12-01: PRINT NUMBER 9234A (House) - 2025-12-01: AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO RACING AND WAGERING (House) - 2025-11-07: REFERRED TO RACING AND WAGERING (House) ## Bill text - Amendment B, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A9234B) - Amendment A, 2025-12-01: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A9234A) - Original, 2025-11-07: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A9234) ## Related bills - S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer (signed) - S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are considered unsafe for minors (signed) - A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors (signed) - A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses (signed) - A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending effectiveness (signed) - A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose real estate transfer taxes and to deposit revenue from such taxes into a community… (signed) ## Sources - [Amendment B (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A9234B) - [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A9234A) - [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A9234) ## Related - [S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S10643-2025) - [S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are cons…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S9051-2025) - [A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A5175-2025) - [A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A11443-2025) - [A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10343-2025) - [A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10052-2025) - [New York bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york/bills) - [New York state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A9234-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).