Assembly Bill A2729

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to compulsive gambling assistance

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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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2019-A2729 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1977
Current Committee:
Assembly 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: A10025, S7795
2013-2014: A2243, S3394
2015-2016: A1058, S2860
2017-2018: A3856, S3054
2021-2022: A2528, S4207

2019-A2729 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to compulsive gambling assistance.

2019-A2729 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2729
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 25, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CYMBROWITZ, ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
   A. BARRETT, BENEDETTO, COOK, CRESPO, ENGLEBRIGHT, JAFFEE, PERRY, TITUS
   -- read once and referred 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06782-01-9
              

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