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Feb 05, 2014 | opinion referred to judiciary |
Jan 10, 2014 | to attorney-general for opinion |
Jan 08, 2014 | referred to racing and wagering |
Feb 04, 2013 | opinion referred to judiciary |
Jan 10, 2013 | to attorney-general for opinion |
Jan 09, 2013 | referred to racing and wagering |
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A867 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S331
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
- Laws Affected:
- Amd Art 1 ยง9, Constn
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012: A10464, S7401
2015-2016: A3080, S940
2017-2018: A5438, S1282
2019-2020: A3963, S1490
A867 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes gambling on professional sporting events and athletic events sponsored by universities or colleges at betting facilities located at thoroughbred and harness racetracks operating in this state, in simulcast theaters operated by off-track betting corporations and in any constitutionally authorized casino facility; provides that the proceeds of such gambling be applied exclusively to or in aid or support of education.
A867 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 867 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Racing and Wagering CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to section 9 of article 1 of the constitution, in relation to authorizing gambling on professional sporting events and athletic events sponsored by universities or colleges Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That subdivision 1 of section 9 of article 1 of the constitution be amended to read as follows: 1. No law shall be passed abridging the rights of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government, or any department thereof; nor shall any divorce be granted otherwise than by due judicial proceedings; except as hereinafter provided, no lottery or the sale of lottery tickets, pool-selling, book-making, or any other kind of gambl- ing, except lotteries operated by the state and the sale of lottery tickets in connection therewith as may be authorized and prescribed by the legislature, the net proceeds of which shall be applied exclusively to or in aid or support of education in this state as the legislature may prescribe, and except pari-mutuel betting on horse races as may be prescribed by the legislature and from which the state shall derive a reasonable revenue for the support of government, AND EXCEPT WAGERING ON PROFESSIONAL SPORTING EVENTS AND ATHLETIC EVENTS SPONSORED BY UNIVERSI- TIES OR COLLEGES AT BETTING FACILITIES LOCATED AT THOROUGHBRED AND HARNESS RACETRACKS OPERATING IN THIS STATE, IN SIMULCAST THEATERS OPER- ATED BY OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATIONS AND IN ANY CONSTITUTIONALLY AUTHORIZED CASINO FACILITY, AS MAY BE PRESCRIBED BY THE LEGISLATURE, THE NET PROCEEDS OF WHICH SHALL BE APPLIED EXCLUSIVELY TO OR IN AID OR SUPPORT OF EDUCATION IN THIS STATE AS THE LEGISLATURE MAY PRESCRIBE, shall hereafter be authorized or allowed within this state; and the legislature shall pass appropriate laws to prevent offenses against any of the provisions of this section. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets