Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeder Association

News November 22, 2024

LQHBA LEGISLATIVE ALERT! House Bill 833

LQHBA members are encouraged to call committee members to ask them to vote NO on House Bill 833!

Vote NO on HB 833!

House Bill 833 by Representative Jay Morris is assigned to be heard in the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, May 1st @ 9:30 AM. This bill will reduce by half the Video Poker Tax Purse Fund. It eliminates half of the Video Poker Tax Purse Funds that go to Accredited Louisiana Bred Races. Please call the members of the House Appropriations Committee that are listed below and ask them to support our Horse Racing Industry by maintaining these Video Poker Tax Purse Funds.

Our entire industry generates over 1 BILLION DOLLARS annually in economic impact and more than 73 MILLION DOLLARS in taxes paid to Louisiana!

YOUR CALLS DEFINITELY MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Please ask the committee members to vote NO on House Bill 833!

CLICK HERE for committee members names and contact information.

LQHBA is the official authorized representative of the American Quarter Horse racing and breeding industry in Louisiana, the unified voice of quarter Horse breedings in the State of Louisiana for purposes of communicatting the advantages and rewards of breeding Quarter Horses in the State and for the purposes of a conducting and coordinating activities with breeding and racing agencies.