Assembly Bill A1443

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits the reservation, making or facilitating of tee times on public golf courses in exchange for financial compensation

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A1443 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §398-f, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9053
2011-2012: A6794
2013-2014: A1299
2015-2016: A1455
2019-2020: A3580
2021-2022: A1103
2023-2024: A1457

2017-A1443 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the reservation, making or facilitating of tee times on public golf courses in exchange for financial compensation.

2017-A1443 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1443
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
   reservation, making or facilitating of tee times on public golf cours-
   es in exchange for financial compensation

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 398-f to read as follows:
   §  398-F.  PUBLIC  GOLF  COURSE  TEE  TIME RESERVATIONS. 1. NO PERSON,
 ORGANIZATION OR CORPORATION SHALL RESERVE, MAKE OR FACILITATE A TEE TIME
 ON A PUBLIC GOLF COURSE ON  BEHALF  OF  ANOTHER  PERSON  OR  PERSONS  IN
 EXCHANGE  FOR FINANCIAL COMPENSATION. ANY PERSON, ORGANIZATION OR CORPO-
 RATION VIOLATING THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE OF  UP  TO  ONE
 THOUSAND DOLLARS.
   2.  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION MAY BE ENFORCED CONCURRENTLY BY THE
 TOWN ATTORNEY, CITY CORPORATION COUNSEL, OR OTHER LAWFUL DESIGNEE  OF  A
 MUNICIPALITY  OR  LOCAL  GOVERNMENT, AND ALL MONEYS COLLECTED THEREUNDER
 SHALL BE RETAINED BY SUCH MUNICIPALITY OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
   3. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO  THE  PAYMENT  OF
 GREENS FEES, RENTAL CHARGES OR TIPS OF NOMINAL AMOUNTS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04340-01-7

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