Committee adopts substitute H‑2 for bill on county fair racing, advances House Bill 43 47

The Michigan House Agriculture Committee adopted substitute H‑2 for House Bill 43 47 and later voted to report the bill to the full House with that substitute attached. Committee discussion focused on how the substitute allocates funding, a new requirement for veterinary oversight at races, and repeated clarification that the bill does not authorize parimutuel gambling.

A committee member moved to adopt substitute H‑2 for House Bill 43 47; the clerk recorded nine ayes and zero nays for that motion, and the substitute was adopted. Mr. Kuntz (identified in the transcript as the member asked to explain the substitute) summarized three small changes in the substitute: establishing percentage allocations for how money in the bill would be divided; requiring that a veterinarian be present at races to check horses on arrival and be on-site for events; and clarifying that the Michigan…