Assembly Actions -
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Jun 20, 2018 |
committed to rules |
May 14, 2018 |
advanced to third reading |
May 09, 2018 |
2nd report cal. |
May 08, 2018 |
1st report cal.1090 |
Jan 09, 2018 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to racing, gaming and wagering returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 15, 2017 |
referred to racing and wagering delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 12, 2017 |
amended on third reading 988a |
May 22, 2017 |
advanced to third reading |
May 17, 2017 |
2nd report cal. |
May 16, 2017 |
1st report cal.1038 |
Jan 31, 2017 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 06, 2017 |
referred to racing, gaming and wagering |
Senate Bill S988
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 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
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C) 58th Senate District
2017-S988 - Details
2017-S988 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S988 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to poker tournaments PURPOSE : To allow authorized organizations to conduct poker tournaments. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1: Amends section 185 of the General Municipal Law to provide that the Legislature finds that the tournaments of the various games of poker, as offered by authorized organizations, should be regulated under the General Municipal Law. Section 2: Amends subdivision 3 of section 186 of the General Municipal Law to include "poker tournaments" within the list of fundraising games which authorized organizations may offer. Section 3: Amends section 186 of the General Municipal Law by adding a new subdivision 3-f which defines the term "poker tournaments." Section 4: Amends subdivision 14 of section 186 of the General
2017-S988 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 988 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 6, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BONACIC, FUNKE, O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to poker tourna- ments THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 185 of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter 574 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows: § 185. Short title; purpose of article. This article shall be known and may be cited as the games of chance licensing law. The legislature hereby declares that the raising of funds for the promotion of bona fide charitable, educational, scientific, health, religious and patriotic causes and undertakings, where the beneficiaries are undetermined, is in the public interest. It hereby finds that, as conducted prior to the enactment of this article, games of chance were the subject of exploita- tion by professional gamblers, promoters, and commercial interests, AND IT FINDS FURTHER THAT TOURNAMENTS OF THE VARIOUS GAMES OF POKER AS OFFERED BY AUTHORIZED ORGANIZATIONS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION NINE OF ARTICLE I OF THE NEW YORK STATE CONSTITUTION, SHOULD BE REGULATED UNDER THIS ARTICLE. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the legislature that all phases of the supervision, licensing and regu- lation of games of chance and of the conduct of games of chance, should be closely controlled and that the laws and regulations pertaining ther- eto should be strictly construed and rigidly enforced; that the conduct of the game and all attendant activities should be so regulated and adequate controls so instituted as to discourage commercialization of gambling in all its forms, including the rental of commercial premises for games of chance, and to ensure a maximum availability of the net proceeds of games of chance exclusively for application to the worthy causes and undertakings specified herein; that the only justification EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C) 58th Senate District
2017-S988A (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S988A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S988A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to poker tournaments PURPOSE : To allow authorized organizations to conduct poker tournaments. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1:Amends section 185 of the General Municipal Law to provide that the Legislature finds that the tournaments of the various games of poker, as offered by authorized organizations, should be regulated under the General Municipal Law. Section 2:Amends subdivision 3 of section 186 of the General Municipal Law to include "poker tournaments" within the list of fundraising games which authorized organizations may offer. Section 3:Amends section 186 of the General Municipal Law by adding a new subdivision 3-f which defines the term "poker tournaments." Section 4:Amends subdivision 14 of section 186 of the General Municipal Law to define "one occasion" of a poker tournament as the period of time from the commencement of such tournament until a winner
2017-S988A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 988--A Cal. No. 1038 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 6, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BONACIC, AKSHAR, FUNKE, O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to poker tourna- ments THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 185 of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter 574 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows: § 185. Short title; purpose of article. This article shall be known and may be cited as the games of chance licensing law. The legislature hereby declares that the raising of funds for the promotion of bona fide charitable, educational, scientific, health, religious and patriotic causes and undertakings, where the beneficiaries are undetermined, is in the public interest. It hereby finds that, as conducted prior to the enactment of this article, games of chance were the subject of exploita- tion by professional gamblers, promoters, and commercial interests, AND IT FINDS FURTHER THAT TOURNAMENTS OF THE VARIOUS GAMES OF POKER AS OFFERED BY AUTHORIZED ORGANIZATIONS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION NINE OF ARTICLE I OF THE NEW YORK STATE CONSTITUTION, SHOULD BE REGULATED UNDER THIS ARTICLE. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the legislature that all phases of the supervision, licensing and regu- lation of games of chance and of the conduct of games of chance, should be closely controlled and that the laws and regulations pertaining ther- eto should be strictly construed and rigidly enforced; that the conduct of the game and all attendant activities should be so regulated and adequate controls so instituted as to discourage commercialization of EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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