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Assembly Bill A8138

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Repeals article 2 of the general business law relating to the sabbath

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2025-A8138 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7886
Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld Art 2, Gen Bus L; amd §208, RWB L

2025-A8138 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the Sabbath and activities performed on the Sabbath; makes conforming changes.

2025-A8138 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8138
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 1, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BORES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to repeal article 2 of the general business law relating  to  the
   sabbath;  and  to  amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding
   law, in relation to removing references to such repealed law

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Article 2 of the general business law is REPEALED.
   §  2. Subdivision 7 of section 208 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering
 and breeding law, as amended by chapter 243 of  the  laws  of  2020,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   7.  Notwithstanding  [the  provisions  of section seven of the general
 business law, or] any [other] inconsistent provision of general, special
 or local law, the commission shall specify annually the dates on  which,
 and  the  hour  of the first post time for days during which, such fran-
 chised corporation may operate at the places and for the full number  of
 days specified in its franchise.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10863-01-5

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