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Jul 08, 2016 |
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Senate Bill S8166
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 62nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2015-S8166 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- General Municipal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §189, Gen Muni L
- Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
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S4594
2015-S8166 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8166 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the premises on which games of chance may be conducted PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This legislation would allow games of chance to be conducted on state-owned property. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends subdivision 13 of section 189 of the general municipal law to allow for games of chance to be conducted on state-owned property. Section 2 is the effective date. JUSTIFICATION : Under subdivision 13 of Section 189 the Gaming Commission has interpreted this law to only allow for games of chance on premises of the organization, or on local municipal land, excluding state-owned property from this. The 2016 Brockport Arts Festival Duck Derby was
2015-S8166 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8166 I N S E N A T E July 8, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the premises on which games of chance may be conducted THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 13 of section 189 of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter 252 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows: 13. No game of chance shall be conducted on other than the premises of an authorized organization or an authorized games of chance lessor; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL PROHIBIT A GAME OF CHANCE FROM BEING CONDUCTED ON STATE-OWNED PROPERTY. Nothing herein shall prohibit the sale of raffle tickets to the public outside the premises of an authorized organization or an authorized games of chance lessor; or in municipalities which have passed a local law, ordinance or resolution in accordance with sections one hundred eighty-seven and one hundred eighty-eight of this article approving the conduct of games of chance that are located in the county in which the municipality issuing the license is located and in the counties which are contiguous to the county in which the municipality issuing the raffle license is located, provided those municipalities have authorized the licensee, in writing, to sell such raffle tickets therein and provided, however, that no sale of raffle tickets shall be made more than one hundred eighty days prior to the date scheduled for the occasion at which the raffle will be conducted. The winner of any single prize in a raffle shall not be required to be present at the time such raffle is conducted. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15922-01-6
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