Senate Bill S497

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Allows an authorized organization to receive a license to hold a game of chance on Easter Sunday and Christmas Day

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Current Bill Status - Stricken

  • 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-S497 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4901
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §195, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8344, A10401
2019-2020: S2932, A1566
2021-2022: S5346, A527

2023-S497 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows an authorized organization to receive a license to hold a game of chance on Easter Sunday and Christmas Day; eliminates time restrictions for such games held on a Sunday.

2023-S497 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S497 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    497
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  STEC  --  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 allowing an
   authorized organization to receive a license to hold a game of  chance
   on Easter Sunday and Christmas Day

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 195 of the general municipal  law,  as  amended  by
 chapter 461 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
   §  195. Sunday; conduct of games on. Except as provided in section one
 hundred ninety-five-b of this article,  no  games  of  chance  shall  be
 conducted  under  any license issued under this article on the first day
 of the week, commonly known and designated as Sunday, unless it shall be
 otherwise provided in the license issued  for  the  conducting  thereof,
 pursuant  to  the provisions of a local law or an ordinance duly adopted
 by the governing body of the municipality wherein the license is issued,
 authorizing the conduct of games of chance under this  article  on  that
 day  [only  between  the hours of noon and midnight. Notwithstanding the
 foregoing provisions of  this  section  no  games  of  chance  shall  be
 conducted on Easter Sunday or Christmas Day].
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02914-01-3

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