Senate Bill S4587

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the operation of games of chance by employees of authorized organizations

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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-S4587 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4193
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 1 §9, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8313, A10906
2019-2020: S4730, A5245
2023-2024: S2610, A1455

2021-S4587 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the operation of games of chance by employees of authorized organizations.

2021-S4587 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S4587 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4587
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 5, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing an amendment to subdivision 2 of section 9 of article 1 of the
   constitution, in relation to the operation of games of chance

   Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That  subdivision  2  of
 section  9  of  article  1  of  the  constitution  be amended to read as
 follows:
   2. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, any city,
 town or village within the state may by an approving vote of the majori-
 ty of the qualified electors in such municipality voting on  a  proposi-
 tion  therefor  submitted  at  a  general or special election authorize,
 subject to state legislative supervision and control, the conduct of one
 or both of the following categories of games of  chance  commonly  known
 as:  (a)  bingo  or  lotto,  in which prizes are awarded on the basis of
 designated numbers or symbols on a card conforming to numbers or symbols
 selected at random; (b) games in which prizes are awarded on  the  basis
 of  a  winning  number or numbers, color or colors, or symbol or symbols
 determined by chance from among those  previously  selected  or  played,
 whether  determined  as the result of the spinning of a wheel, a drawing
 or otherwise by chance. If authorized, such games shall  be  subject  to
 the  following restrictions, among others which may be prescribed by the
 legislature: (1) only bona  fide  religious,  charitable  or  non-profit
 organizations  of veterans, volunteer firefighter and similar non-profit
 organizations shall be permitted to conduct such games; (2)  the  entire
 net  proceeds  of  any  game  shall be exclusively devoted to the lawful
 purposes of such organizations; (3) no person except a bona fide  member
 OR EMPLOYEE of any such organization shall participate in the management
 or operation of such game; and (4) no person shall receive any remunera-
 tion  for participating in the management or operation of any such game,
 EXCEPT WHEN AN EMPLOYEE OF SUCH ORGANIZATION,  WHO  IS  COMPENSATED  FOR
 WORK  UNRELATED  TO  THE  MANAGEMENT  OR  OPERATION  OF GAMES OF CHANCE,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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