---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the aftercare of retired race horses"
description: "Relates to the aftercare of retired race horses; prohibits the slaughter of race horses and race horse breeding stock; requires that race horses be microchipped; provides for gifts for thoroughbred aftercare on tax returns."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 1442"
citation: "New York S 1442 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["ADDABBO"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-12-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8683bc66-296d-4d9e-bc85-da81154460df"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S1442"
source_hash: "2ea535dc87e55ac9fb387f492d45b2c4f684e69b719097ed3c53124dbdc06ef0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York S 1442 (2021-2022) — Relates to the aftercare of retired race horses

Relates to the aftercare of retired race horses; prohibits the slaughter of race horses and race horse breeding stock; requires that race horses be microchipped; provides for gifts for thoroughbred aftercare on tax returns.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S1442** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S1442&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S1442A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S1442A)
3. **S1442B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S1442B)

## Votes

- Racing, Gaming And Wagering Vote — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **148–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: B — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- ADDABBO — primary (person)
- BORRELLO — cosponsor (person)
- BROUK — cosponsor (person)
- GAUGHRAN — cosponsor (person)
- JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
- JORDAN — cosponsor (person)
- MANNION — cosponsor (person)
- MAY — cosponsor (person)
- PALUMBO — cosponsor (person)
- SEPULVEDA — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-12** REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-19** 1ST REPORT CAL.87
- **2021-01-20** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2021-01-25** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2021-02-03** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-02-03** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-02-03** REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
- **2021-05-19** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-05-19** VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
- **2021-05-19** AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 1442A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-24** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1442B `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-01** REPASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-01** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-01** REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-09** SUBSTITUTED FOR A4154B
- **2021-06-09** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.658
- **2021-06-09** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-09** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-11-19** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-01** SIGNED CHAP.645 `executive-signature`
- **2021-12-01** APPROVAL MEMO.50

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8683bc66-296d-4d9e-bc85-da81154460df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).