Senate Bill S4738

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to participation in games of bingo by minors

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Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar

  • 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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2023-S4738 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5644
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §486, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6837, A8854
2019-2020: S509, A1439
2021-2022: S5091, A2481

2023-S4738 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits participation in games of bingo by minors who are accompanied by an adult.

2023-S4738 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4738 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4738
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 14, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  KENNEDY,  HELMING, STEC -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Racing,
   Gaming and Wagering
 
 AN  ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to participation
   in games of bingo by minors
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  486  of the general municipal law, as amended by
 section 6 of part MM of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   §  486.  Participation by persons under the age of eighteen. No person
 under the age of eighteen years shall be permitted to play any  game  or
 games of bingo conducted pursuant to any license issued under this arti-
 cle UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT.  No person under the age of eighteen
 years shall be permitted to conduct, operate or assist in the conduct of
 any  game  of bingo conducted pursuant to any license issued pursuant to
 this article. Nothing in this section shall  prevent  a  person  sixteen
 years  of  age  or older from performing ancillary non-gaming activities
 conducted in conjunction with any game of bingo  conducted  pursuant  to
 any license pursuant to this article.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02472-01-3

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