HB3667 Summary

• Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 to modify requirements for standardbred horse racing programs at the State Fair and county fairs.

• Allows the Illinois Standardbred Breeders Fund Advisory Board to request an alternate racing program instead of the mandatory 5-day racing program at the State Fair, while maintaining required race divisions for 2-year-old, 3-year-old, and aged horses.

• Continues the policy of encouraging standardbred horse breeding in Illinois through purse supplements, breeder awards, and facility improvements funded by 8.5% of harness racing privilege taxes.

• Requires stallion owners to be Illinois residents and establishes residency restrictions on stallion service locations, with limited exceptions allowing semen transport from January 1, 2018 through January 1, 2022.

• Mandates protective safety helmets meeting Snell Memorial Foundation standards for all persons jogging, training, warming up, or driving standardbred horses at licensed racing meetings and state fairs.