NY State Senate Bill 2019-S1977

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

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2020	referred to alcoholism and substance abuse
Jun 20, 2019	committed to rules
May 08, 2019	advanced to third reading
May 07, 2019	2nd report cal.
May 06, 2019	1st report cal.579
Jan 18, 2019	referred to alcoholism and substance abuse

Votes

- May 6, 2019 - Alcoholism And Substance Use Disorders Committee Vote
  S1977
  
  Aye
  
  7
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  
  0
  - - Alcoholism And Substance Use Disorders Committee Vote: May 6, 2019
      
      aye (7)
      
      Akshar
      
      Gaughran
      
      Harckham
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      Parker
      
      Tedisco

2019-S1977 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2729
Current Committee:: Senate Alcoholism And Substance 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
2017-2018: S3054, A3856
2021-2022: S4207, A2528

2019-S1977 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to compulsive gambling assistance.

2019-S1977 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S1977

SPONSOR: ADDABBO
 
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 gambl-
ing. One method used to promote responsible gaming and address compul-
sive 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 gambl-
ing 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 treat-
ment. 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 writ-
ten 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:

2017: S.3054 Referred to Senate Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee.
2018: S.3054 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.

2019-S1977 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1977
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcoholism  and  Substance
   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.

                                                            LBD06782-01-9

 S. 1977                             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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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Alcoholism And Substance Abuse Committee

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2019-S1977 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1977 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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