Assembly Bill A2061

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits firearms as prizes in any game of chance

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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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2021-A2061 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §195-d, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10091
2019-2020: A1413

2021-A2061 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting firearms as prizes in any game of chance.

2021-A2061 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2061
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, DAVILA, GRIFFIN, HEVESI -- Multi-Sponsored
   by -- M. of A. BARRON, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, CARROLL, COLTON, COOK, DICK-
   ENS,  DINOWITZ, FAHY, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, HYNDMAN, LAVINE, REYES, ROZIC,
   STECK, TAYLOR, VANEL, WILLIAMS  --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Racing and Wagering

 AN  ACT  to  amend the general municipal law, in relation to prohibiting
   firearms as prizes in any game of chance
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of section 195-d of the general municipal
 law, as amended by section 13 of part MM of chapter 59 of  the  laws  of
 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  With the exception of bell jars, coin boards, seal cards, merchan-
 dise boards and raffles, every winner  shall  be  determined  and  every
 prize  shall  be  awarded  and delivered within the same calendar day as
 that upon which the game was played. No alcoholic beverage  OR  FIREARM,
 AS DEFINED IN SECTION 265.00 OF THE PENAL LAW, shall be offered or given
 as a prize in any game of chance.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01070-01-1

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