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Senate Bill S8480

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the operation of amusement devices

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2025-S8480 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8517
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §870-p, Lab L

2025-S8480 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires amusement device operators to be at least 16 years old, trained in the use and function of all normal and emergency operating controls, and the proper use of the amusement device; requires the operator to be in the immediate vicinity of the main control panel during operation of the amusement device; prohibits operators from operating more than one device at a time.

2025-S8480 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8480 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8480
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              August 15, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to the operation of amusement
   devices
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The labor law is amended by adding a new section 870-p to
 read as follows:
   § 870-P. CONTROL OF OPERATION  OF  AMUSEMENT  DEVICES.  ANY  AMUSEMENT
 DEVICE, INCLUDING TEMPORARY DEVICES, MAY BE OPERATED BY A TRAINED OPERA-
 TOR  AT  LEAST  SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE. EVERY OPERATOR SHALL BE TRAINED IN
 THE USE AND FUNCTION OF ALL NORMAL AND EMERGENCY OPERATING CONTROLS  AND
 IN  THE  PROPER USE OF THE AMUSEMENT DEVICE. A TRAINED OPERATOR SHALL BE
 IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE MAIN CONTROL PANEL DURING OPERATION  OF
 THE  AMUSEMENT  DEVICE  AND NO OTHER PERSON SHALL BE PERMITTED TO HANDLE
 SUCH CONTROLS DURING NORMAL OPERATION. NO OPERATOR SHALL BE  RESPONSIBLE
 FOR THE OPERATION OF MORE THAN ONE AMUSEMENT DEVICE AT A TIME. PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER, THAT THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO AMUSEMENT DEVICES DESIGNED
 TO  BE  OPERATED OR CONTROLLED SAFELY BY A PASSENGER.  THE PROVISIONS OF
 THIS SECTION SHALL SUPERSEDE ANY LAW, RULE, OR  REGULATION  IN  CONFLICT
 THEREWITH, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, 12 NY CRR § 45-2.8.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11319-01-5

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