NY State Senate Bill 2019-S4587

Senate Bill S4587

Vetoed By Governor

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires a New York state legend on all bell jar tickets sold in New York state

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A4623 - Vetoed by Governor

Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Vetoed By Governor
Signed By Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Nov 25, 2019	tabled vetoed memo.152
Nov 19, 2019	delivered to governor
Jun 11, 2019	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1188 substituted for s4587
Jun 11, 2019	substituted by a4623
Jun 05, 2019	ordered to third reading cal.1188 committee discharged and committed to rules
May 29, 2019	reported and committed to finance
Mar 15, 2019	referred to racing, gaming and wagering

Votes

- Jun 11, 2019 - Floor Vote
  A4623
  
  58
  
  Aye
  
  3
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 11, 2019
      
      aye (58)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Amedore
      
      Antonacci
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jacobs
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Metzger
      
      Montgomery
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      nay (3)
      
      Ortt
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Robach
      
      excused (1)
      
      Serino
  Jun 5, 2019 - Rules Committee Vote
  S4587
  
  17
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  2
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 5, 2019
      
      aye (17)
      
      Benjamin
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      Parker
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      aye wr (2)
      
      Griffo
      
      Robach
  May 29, 2019 - Racing, Gaming And Wagering Committee Vote
  S4587
  
  7
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Racing, Gaming And Wagering Committee Vote: May 29, 2019
      
      aye (7)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Comrie
      
      Gaughran
      
      Helming
      
      Jordan
      
      Mayer
      
      Stavisky

2019-S4587 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4623
Law Section:: General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§195-n & 195-o, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: A9994
2017-2018: A4402

2019-S4587 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a New York state legend on all bell jar tickets sold in New York state.

2019-S4587 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S4587

SPONSOR: SANDERS
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation
to requiring a New York state legend on all bell jar tickets sold in New
York state

 
PURPOSE OF THE BILL:

To amend § 195-n and § 195-0 of the General Municipal Law to require
that bell jar tickets sold in New York State contain an imprint of a
legend approved by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board (the
"Board").

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Amends General Municipal Law § 195-n to require that licensed manufac-
turers of bell jar tickets imprint an approved New York State legend on
all bell jar tickets sold in New York State. Amends § 195-o of the
General Municipal Law to require that licensed distributors who purchase
bell jar tickets for resale in New York purchase and resell only tickets

with the approved New York State legend. An exception is created for
bell jar tickets that are banded single-sided single-tabbed, double-sid-
ed single-tabbed or folded bell jar tickets.

 
EXISTING LAW:

There is no statutory requirement for a New York State symbol or legend
on bell jar tickets.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This bill (with different text) was introduced in 2003 as S.3797 and
referred to Racing, Gaming and Wagering. 2010 - A2495 - referred to
racing and wagering

 
STATEMENT IN SUPPORT:

A New York State legend would relieve administrative burdens on volun-
teer organizations who conduct games of chance, licensed bell jar ticket
distributors and local governments who license games of chance. All bell
jar tickets sold in New York State must be approved by the New York
State Racing and Wagering Board prior to sale in New York State to
ensure that the game complies with games of chance statutes and the
rules and regulations of the Board. There are literally thousands of
different types of bell jar games that have been approved over the last
fifteen years, and hundreds more that are submitted every year to the
Board. In many cases, there are bell jar games that are very similar in
name and appearance to an approved game when, in fact, the game has not
been approved. Licensed authorized organizations may only sell bell jar
tickets that have been approved by the Board. It is often difficult for
such organizations, which are comprised of volunteers, to keep track of
the thousands of approved bell jar tickets and discern between an
approved bell jar game and an unapproved one. By requiring an approved
New York State legend on approved bell jar tickets, organizations and
New York State distributors could simply look at a ticket to determine
if it has been approved for sale in New York, thereby reducing their
respective paperwork load and erroneous purchases of unapproved tickets.
Furthermore, an approval legend would be a valuable tool for law
enforcement, local municipal inspectors and licensing officials who
regulate games of chance. The presence of the legend would facilitate
the tracking of tickets and the absence of the legend would be evidence
that the ticket is unlawful for sale. Several states have adopted the
requirement of a state logo or approval statement. An exception to the
requirement is created for bell jar tickets that are banded single-sided
single-tabbed, double-sided single-tabbed or folded because their size
makes the requirement impracticable. This exception is consistent with
Board Rule (9 N.Y.C.R.R.) 5608.3(e), which excludes such tickets from
certain construction standards applicable to other bell jar tickets.

The Board would prescribe a unique seal, such as a letters "NYSRWB"
configured in a unique shape or the geographic shape of New York State.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

05/03/16 A9994 referred to racing and wagering
05/11/16 A9994 reported referred to codes
A4402 04/23/18 passed assembly
A4402 04/23/18 delivered to senate
A4402 04/23/18 REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING

 
BUDGET IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the
year in which it shall have become a law, provided, however, that any
rules and regulations necessary for the timely implementation of this
act shall be promulgated on or before such effective date.

2019-S4587 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4587
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and  Wager-
   ing
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the general municipal law, in relation to requiring a
   New York state legend on all bell jar tickets sold in New York state

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of section 195-n of the general municipal
 law, as amended by chapter 637 of the laws of 1999, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   1.  Distribution; manufacturers. For business conducted in this state,
 manufacturers licensed by the board to sell bell jar tickets shall  sell
 only  such tickets to distributors licensed by the board, AND SHALL ONLY
 SELL SUCH TICKETS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND ARE IMPRINTED
 WITH AN APPROVED LEGEND PRESCRIBED BY THE BOARD IN A  MANNER  PRESCRIBED
 BY  THE  BOARD.  BELL  JAR  TICKETS THAT ARE BANDED SINGLE-SIDED SINGLE-
 TABBED, DOUBLE-SIDED  SINGLE-TABBED  OR  FOLDED  BELL  JAR  TICKETS  ARE
 EXCLUDED FROM THE APPROVED LEGEND REQUIREMENT. Manufacturers of bell jar
 tickets,  seal  cards,  merchandise  boards,  and coin boards may submit
 samples, artists' renderings, or color photocopies of proposed bell  jar
 tickets,  seal cards, merchandise boards, coin boards, payout cards, and
 flares for review and approval by  the  board.  Within  thirty  days  of
 receipt  of  such  sample  or rendering, the board shall approve or deny
 such bell jar tickets. Following approval of a rendering of a  bell  jar
 ticket,  seal  card,  merchandise board, or coin board by the board, the
 manufacturer shall submit to the board a sample of the printed bell  jar
 ticket, seal card, merchandise board, coin board, payout card, and flare
 for  such  game. Such sample shall be submitted prior to the sale of the
 game to any licensed distributor for resale  in  this  state.  For  coin
 boards  and merchandise boards, nothing herein shall require the submit-
 tal of actual coins or merchandise as part of the approval process.  Any
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD08611-01-9

 S. 4587                             2
 
 licensed   manufacturer   who  [willfully]  INTENTIONALLY  violates  the
 provisions of this section shall: (a)  upon  such  first  offense,  have
 their  license  suspended  for  a  period  of thirty days; (b) upon such
 second  offense,  participate in a hearing to be conducted by the board,
 and surrender their license for such period as recommended by the board;
 and (c) upon such  third  or  subsequent  offense,  have  their  license
 suspended  for  a  period  of  one year and shall be guilty of a class E
 felony. Any unlicensed manufacturer who violates the provisions of  this
 section shall be guilty of a class E felony.
   §  2.  Subdivision 1 of section 195-o of the general municipal law, as
 amended by chapter 637 of the laws  of  1999,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1.  Distribution; distributors. Any distributor licensed in accordance
 with section one hundred eighty-nine-a of  this  article  to  distribute
 bell  jar  tickets  shall  purchase  bell jar tickets only from licensed
 manufacturers and may manufacture coin  boards  and  merchandise  boards
 only  as  authorized  in  subdivision  one-a  of  this section. LICENSED
 DISTRIBUTORS WHO PURCHASE BELL JAR TICKETS FOR RESALE IN NEW YORK  STATE
 SHALL  ONLY  PURCHASE  AND  RESELL  BELL  JAR  TICKETS IMPRINTED WITH AN
 APPROVED LEGEND PRESCRIBED BY THE BOARD IN A MANNER  PRESCRIBED  BY  THE
 BOARD, OR BELL JAR TICKETS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD THAT ARE
 BANDED  SINGLE-SIDED SINGLE-TABBED, DOUBLE-SIDED SINGLE-TABBED OR FOLDED
 BELL JAR TICKETS. Licensed distributors of bell jar tickets  shall  sell
 such  tickets  only to not-for-profit, charitable or religious organiza-
 tions registered by the board. Any licensed distributor who  [willfully]
 INTENTIONALLY  violates  the  provisions of this section shall: (a) upon
 such first offense, have their license suspended for a period of  thirty
 days;  (b)  upon  such  second  offense,  participate in a hearing to be
 conducted by the board, and surrender their license for such  period  as
 recommended by the board; and (c) upon such third or subsequent offense,
 have their license suspended for a period of one year and shall be guil-
 ty  of  a  class  E felony. Any unlicensed distributor who violates this
 section shall be guilty of a class E felony.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
 ing the year in which it shall have become a law.  Effective immediately
 the  addition,  amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces-
 sary for the implementation of  this  act  on  its  effective  date  are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such date.

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