Nuisance actions against racing facilities

What it would have done

Summary by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Current law, provides that any person, county, city, village, or town may commence an action to abate a public nuisance to the extent necessary to protect the complainant’s rights and to obtain an injunction to prevent injuries to the complainant. However, current law provides a number of restrictions to commencing such an action. For example, an agricultural use or practice may not be found to be a nuisance if, generally, the use or practice is conducted on land that has been used without substantial interruption as agricultural land and the agricultural use or practice does not present a substantial threat to public health or safety.

Under this bill, no racing facility may be found to be a public nuisance if all of the following apply:

Who's behind it

2 senators are its authors⁠. All 2 are Republicans.

6 more lawmakers signed on in support⁠.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

• Amendment Histories
• LC Amendment Memo