NY State Senate Bill 2017-S3054

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 03, 2018	referred to alcoholism and drug abuse
Jan 19, 2017	referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

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2017-S3054 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3856
Current Committee:: Senate Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Law Section:: Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §19.09, Ment Hyg L; amd §111, RWB L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S7795, A10025
2013-2014: S3394, A2243
2015-2016: S2860, A1058
2019-2020: S1977, A2729
2021-2022: S4207, A2528

2017-S3054 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to compulsive gambling assistance.

2017-S3054 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S3054

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the mental hygiene law and the
racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation to
compulsive gambling assistance

 PURPOSE :

To provide educational materials to individuals who may have as issue
with problem gambling.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

This legislation will require the Office of Alcoholism and Substance
Abuse Services to develop a problem gambling education program that
all individuals, prior to being removed from any self-exclusion list
must complete.

 JUSTIFICATION :

The public health and social costs associated with compulsive gambling
are widely known and have even been acknowledged by the American
Gaming Association (AGA), which represents the commercial casino
entertainment industry; The AGA has stated that it recognizes the
importance of the industry taking action to address issues associated
with problem gambling. One method used to promote responsible gaming

and address compulsive gambling is called a "self-exclusion list."
Self-exclusion lists are used nation-wide by many gaming facilities to
encourage responsible gaining. In most states, including New York,
gaining facilities must offer the ability for an individual to
voluntarily place themselves on a self-exclusion list which will
prevent them from entering, placing a wager, or collecting winnings
from a gambling facility. In addition, if an individual is seen on the
premises of a facility, they may be escorted off the casino's
property, and if necessary, with the use of local law enforcement. In
states with more comprehensive problem gambling assistance frameworks,
the exclusion provisions focus on helping individuals, connecting them
with treatment providers and other supports, to address their issues
with problem gambling.

In Pennsylvania, as of January 1, 2012, over 3,000 individuals have
made requests to be placed on the state's self-exclusion list and
thirty three percent, or approximately 900 of those people have sought
treatment. Further, the state of Illinois requires that prior to
removal from a self-exclusion list; a treating physician or qualified
mental health professional who is a certified gambling counselor must
provide a written recommendation on the self-excluded person's
capacity to participate in gambling, without experiencing adverse
behavioral health risks or consequences.

This bill seeks to enhance New York State's self--exclusion provisions
by developing educational materials and programs to increase awareness
for individuals who voluntarily self-exclude and are potentially
dealing with a gambling addiction.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2015-201: S. 2860 Referred to Senate Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
Committee.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

Undetermined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have
become a law.

2017-S3054 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3054
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. ADDABBO, KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Alcoholism  and
   Drug Abuse
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  mental  hygiene law and the racing, pari-mutuel
   wagering and breeding law, in relation to compulsive gambling  assist-
   ance

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 19.09 of the  mental  hygiene  law  is  amended  by
 adding two new subdivisions (k) and (l) to read as follows:
   (K)  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  CREATE  EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS REGARDING
 COMPULSIVE GAMBLING FOR THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATING INDIVIDUALS THAT VOLUN-
 TARILY PLACE THEMSELVES ON A SELF EXCLUSION LIST OF  AN  ASSOCIATION  OR
 CORPORATION  LICENSED  OR  ENFRANCHISED  BY  THE  NEW  YORK STATE GAMING
 COMMISSION PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THE  RACING,  PARI-
 MUTUEL  WAGERING  AND  BREEDING  LAW  IMMEDIATELY UPON PLACEMENT ON SUCH
 LIST. THE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON  THE  WEBSITE
 OF  THE  OFFICE  AND  SHALL  INCLUDE  BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO RESOURCES TO
 TREATMENT.
   (L) THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE NEW YORK  STATE  GAMING
 COMMISSION  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A PROBLEM GAMBLING EDUCATION PROGRAM TO BE
 COMPLETED BY ALL INDIVIDUALS THAT  HAVE  PLACED  THEMSELVES  ON  A  SELF
 EXCLUSION  LIST  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION ONE HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THE RACING,
 PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND BREEDING LAW, WHOM SUBSEQUENTLY REQUEST REMOVAL
 FROM SUCH EXCLUSION LIST. THIS EDUCATION PROGRAM SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE
 ON THE WEBSITES OF BOTH THE OFFICE AND THE NEW YORK STATE GAMING COMMIS-
 SION AND SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO RESOURCES TO TREATMENT.
   § 2. Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subdivision 2 of  section  111  of  the
 racing,  pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, as added by section 1 of
 part A of chapter 60 of the  laws  of  2012,  are  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD06240-01-7

 S. 3054                             2
 
   (a)  The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to
 which people may: voluntarily exclude themselves from entering the prem-
 ises of an association or corporation licensed or  enfranchised  by  the
 commission  pursuant  to  this chapter; RECEIVE THE REQUIRED EDUCATIONAL
 MATERIALS  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  (K) OF SECTION 19.09 OF THE MENTAL
 HYGIENE LAW; AND, UPON REQUEST TO BE REMOVED  FROM  THE  SELF  EXCLUSION
 LIST, COMPLETE THE PROBLEM GAMBLING EDUCATION PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SUBDI-
 VISION (L) OF SECTION 19.09 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW.
   (c) No voluntary order or request to exclude persons from entering the
 premises  of  any  such  association,  corporation,  or  facility may be
 rescinded, canceled, or declared null and void until [seven days after a
 request] SUCH INDIVIDUAL WHO IS SELF  EXCLUDED  COMPLETES  IN  PAPER  OR
 ELECTRONIC  FORMAT, AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM APPROVED BY THE OFFICE PURSU-
 ANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION (L) OF SECTION 19.09 OF THE  MENTAL
 HYGIENE  LAW  AND  PROOF OF COMPLETION has been received by such associ-
 ation, corporation, or facility to cancel such order or request.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.

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Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Alcoholism And Drug Abuse Committee

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