This amendment changes simulcasting permits from requiring local 'approval and consent' to 'approval and review and objection,' adds a contested case hearing option for permit holders, modifies cure procedures for violations, removes references to permit holder employees/agents from enforcement provisions, establishes a transitional period for existing permits through June 30, 2026, and streamlines related statutory amendments.
- Changes the terminology throughout the bill from 'approval and consent' to 'approval, review and objection' for local authority requirements on simulcasting permits. (Page 1, lines 1-3; Page 2, lines 2-6; Page 3, lines 4-12; Page 9, lines 2-37)
- Allows permit holders to request a contested case hearing in advance of the designated local authority meeting. (Page 5, lines 13-20)
- Modifies the good cause standard for revocation from 'breaches not cured' to 'breaches for which reasonable steps to cure are not initiated,' changing the cure requirement standard. (Page 7, lines 20-27)
- Removes references to permit holder employees and agents from the violation notification provision, narrowing enforcement to the permit holder only. (Page 8, line 6)
- Deletes provisions requiring a second local authority's written objections be considered and settled before permit approval, simplifying the dual-approval process. (Page 8, lines 11-13)
- Adds language allowing transfers of existing simulcasting permits between locations to be treated as permit renewals subject to local authority approval. (Page 10, lines 39-43)
- Streamlines Section 2 amendments to modify only specific definition and provision sections rather than creating extensive new paragraphs. (Page 10, lines 1-21; Page 12, lines 1-6)
- Deletes extensive transitional language and replaces it with simplified provisions allowing existing permits to continue through June 30, 2026, after which they must comply with new requirements but can only be denied for good cause. (Page 14, lines 8-22; Page 15, lines 1-14; Page 16, lines 1-16)
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