Senate Bill S6944

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Exempts the conduct of bingo for certain purposes and by certain organizations from a licensing fee

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Racing, Gaming And Wagering Committee


  • 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-S6944 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Racing, Gaming And Wagering
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§481 & 495-a, Gen Muni L

2017-S6944 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides an exemption from the licensing fee to conduct bingo to apartment, condominium and cooperative complexes, retirement communities, and other group residential complexes, and games of bingo conducted by bona fide social, charitable, educational, recreational, fraternal, religious, not-for-profit, or age group organizations; authorizes such complexes and organizations to award prizes of up $25 per game and $375 during any single day of gaming; also authorizes such games to be conducted not more than twice a week; and authorizes players to provide consideration in order to participate in the bingo games.

2017-S6944 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6944 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6944
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             November 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. TEDISCO -- 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  waiving  the
   licensing fee for the conducting of bingo for certain purposes
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 481 of the gener-
 al municipal law, as amended by section 5 of part MM of  chapter  59  of
 the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  Issuance  of  licenses to conduct bingo. If the governing body of
 the municipality determines that the applicant is duly qualified  to  be
 licensed to conduct bingo under this article; that the member or members
 of the applicant designated in the application to conduct bingo are bona
 fide active members of the applicant and are persons of good moral char-
 acter  and  have  never been convicted of a crime or, if convicted, have
 received a pardon or a certificate of good conduct or a  certificate  of
 relief  from  disabilities  pursuant  to  article  twenty-three  of  the
 correction law; that such games of bingo are to be conducted in  accord-
 ance  with  the  provisions  of  this article and in accordance with the
 rules and regulations of the commission, and that the  proceeds  thereof
 are  to be disposed of as provided by this article, and if the governing
 body is satisfied that no commission, salary,  compensation,  reward  or
 recompense  what  so  ever  will be paid or given to any person holding,
 operating or conducting or  assisting  in  the  holding,  operation  and
 conduct  of  any such games of bingo except as in this article otherwise
 provided; and that no prize will be offered and given in excess  of  the
 sum  or  value  of five thousand dollars in any single game and that the
 aggregate of all prizes offered and given in all of such games conducted
 on a single occasion, under said license shall not  exceed  the  sum  or
 value  of  fifteen thousand dollars, then the municipality shall issue a
 license to the applicant for the conduct of  bingo  upon  payment  of  a
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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