---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends annual horse racing purse subsidies through State fiscal year 2029."
description: "Extends annual horse racing purse subsidies through State fiscal year 2029."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 2610"
citation: "New Jersey A 2610 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HORSE RACING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Calabrese, Clinton", "Gopal, Vin", "Karabinchak, Robert J.", "Sauickie, Alex"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-09-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2905a91a-03da-45ba-b2df-f68bccc10236"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "75227725cf8609299c553ec652e5785913d28f5f7c4eee5892cbb5947d4e5171"
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-nj"]
---

# New Jersey A 2610 (221) — Extends annual horse racing purse subsidies through State fiscal year 2029.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A3000/2610_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Calabrese, Clinton — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- Sauickie, Alex — primary (person)
- Clifton, Robert D. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3203
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0) `passage`
- **2024-09-12T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2024, c.76. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2905a91a-03da-45ba-b2df-f68bccc10236`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).