NY State Senate Bill 2021-S6230

Senate Bill S6230

Vetoed By Governor

2021-2022 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 A3967 - Vetoed by Governor

Introduced
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- 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
Oct 25, 2021	tabled vetoed memo.48
Oct 13, 2021	delivered to governor
Jun 09, 2021	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1650 substituted for s6230
Jun 09, 2021	substituted by a3967
Jun 08, 2021	ordered to third reading cal.1650 committee discharged and committed to rules
Apr 16, 2021	referred to racing, gaming and wagering

Votes

- Jun 9, 2021 - Floor Vote
  A3967
  
  58
  
  Aye
  
  5
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 9, 2021
      
      aye (58)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Borrello
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brooks
      
      Brouk
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martucci
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Reichlin-Melnick
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Weik
      
      nay (5)
      
      Helming
      
      Jordan
      
      Oberacker
      
      Rath III
      
      Skoufis
  Jun 8, 2021 - Rules Committee Vote
  S6230
  
  21
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 8, 2021
      
      aye (21)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mayer
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Ritchie
      
      Savino
      
      Stewart-Cousins

2021-S6230 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3967
Law Section:: General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§195-n & 195-o, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: A9130
2023-2024: A3519

2021-S6230 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2021-S6230 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S6230

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 § 195-0 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 5.3797 and
referred to Racing, Gaming and Wagering. 201C - 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:

A9994 05/03/16 referred to racing and wagering

A9994 05/11/16 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

A4623 03/14/19 passed assembly

A4623 11/25/19 vetoed memo.l52

A9130 reported & advanced to third reading

 
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, and shall apply to tickets
which are manufactured on or after such date, provided, however, that
any rules and regulations necessary for the timely implementation of
this act shall be promulgated on or before such effective date.

2021-S6230 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6230
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 16, 2021
                                ___________
 
 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.  (A)  For business conducted in this
 state, manufacturers licensed by the board  to  sell  bell  jar  tickets
 shall  [sell]  :  (I) only SELL such tickets to distributors licensed by
 the board; (II) ONLY SELL SUCH TICKETS THAT HAVE BEEN  APPROVED  BY  THE
 BOARD; AND (III) 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 photoco-
 pies 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 submittal of actual  coins  or  merchandise  as
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD08914-01-1

 S. 6230                             2
 
 part  of  the approval process. (B) Any licensed manufacturer who [will-
 fully] INTENTIONALLY violates the  provisions  of  this  section  shall:
 [(a)]  (I)  upon  such first offense, have their license suspended for a
 period  of thirty days; [(b)] (II) 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)] (III) 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  and  shall  apply  to
 tickets  which  are manufactured on or after such date.  Effective imme-
 diately the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or  regulation
 necessary  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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