---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the improvement of operations in thoroughbred racing"
description: "Relates to the improvement of operations in thoroughbred racing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 7508"
citation: "New York A 7508 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["PHEFFER AMATO"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-05-12"
last_action: "2022-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/968a5c0b-2cc3-4c22-8d4e-baccf3fda77a"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A7508"
source_hash: "8f19f14c8f6b2907bf6851791a7d13935fe829249f8825f726a7f28636e72678"
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 A 7508 (2021-2022) — Relates to the improvement of operations in thoroughbred racing

Relates to the improvement of operations in thoroughbred racing.

## Version chain

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

1. **A7508** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7508&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote - Vote 2 — **142–0** (pass) · lower
- Assembly Vote — **148–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- PHEFFER AMATO — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-12** REFERRED TO RACING AND WAGERING `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-01** REPORTED
- **2021-06-01** RULES REPORT CAL.257
- **2021-06-01** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.257
- **2021-06-02** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-02** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-06-02** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** DIED IN SENATE
- **2022-01-05** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-01-05** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.249
- **2022-02-16** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-02-16** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-02-16** REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-24** SUBSTITUTED FOR S9334
- **2022-05-24** 3RD READING CAL.1476
- **2022-05-24** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-24** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-06-23** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-30** SIGNED CHAP.240 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/968a5c0b-2cc3-4c22-8d4e-baccf3fda77a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).