2026 Regular Session
HB1598
Horse Racing - Racetrack Facility Renewal Account Grants - Alterations
Authorizing, rather than requiring, a certain racing licensee to receive a grant for a capital construction plan from the Racetrack Facility Renewal Account without providing and expending a matching fund; requiring the racing licensee that receives the grant without providing and expending a matching fund to conduct live racing in the State for at least 10 years after the construction plan is complete; and requiring the State Racing Commission to recapture certain grant funds under certain circumstances and in a certain manner.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
April 9, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
127 yea–6 nay · 3 not voting · 5 absent
April 13, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
46 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting
Committee referrals
April 13, 2026 · Senate
Budget and Taxation
April 10, 2026 · Senate
Rules
March 10, 2026 · House
Appropriations
February 16, 2026 · House
Rules and Executive Nominations
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Approved by the Governor - Chapter 382
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House Returned Passed
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Senate Third Reading Passed (46-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed View roll call
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Senate Favorable Adopted View roll call
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Senate Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
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Senate Rereferred to Budget and Taxation
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Senate Referred Rules
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House Third Reading Passed (127-6) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments View roll call
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House Favorable with Amendments {863526/1 Adopted View roll call
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
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House Hearing 3/18 at 12:45 p.m.
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House Hearing canceled
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House Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.
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House Rereferred to Appropriations
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House First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations