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A03456 Summary:

BILL NOA03456
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORSantabarbara
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §495-a, Gen Muni L
 
Authorizes housing authorities to operate bingo games; adds guests invited by residents of any apartment, condominium or cooperative complex, housing authority, retirement community, or other group residential complex or facility to the scope of application; allows games to be conducted two days per week; makes related provisions.
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A03456 Actions:

BILL NOA03456
 
02/03/2023referred to racing and wagering
01/03/2024referred to racing and wagering
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A03456 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A3456
 
SPONSOR: Santabarbara
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the operation of bingo games   PURPOSE: This bill provides provisions related to bingo games for housing author- ities' and retirement communities.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends the general municipal law to provide provisions related to bingo for housing authorities and retirement communities. Section 2: Sets an immediate effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: Recent changes to the bingo laws strictly limit when the game may be played, how often and by whom. This bill would expand these limitations to allow housing authorities to conduct bingo games and allow residents to invite guests to play for no more than $1.00 a game, two days a week. Enjoying this past time is something many residents like to do and should not inhibited from doing so.   LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2018: Referred to Racing, Gaming and Wagering 2019: committed to Rules 2020: referred to Racing, Gaming and Wagering 2021-22: referred to Racing, Gaming and Wagering   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.   EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately
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A03456 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          3456
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 3, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Racing and Wagering
 
        AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the  operation
          of bingo games
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Clause (B) of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b) of subdivi-
     2  sion 2 of section 495-a of the general  municipal  law,  as  amended  by
     3  chapter 470 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
     4    (B)  within any apartment, condominium or cooperative complex, housing
     5  authority, retirement community, or other group residential  complex  or
     6  facility  where  (I)  [sponsored  by  the  operator of or an association
     7  related to such complex, community or facility,  (II)]  such  games  are
     8  conducted  solely  for  the  purpose  of amusement and recreation of its
     9  residents and guests invited by such residents, [(III)] (II)  no  player
    10  or  other person furnishes anything of more than one dollar in value per
    11  game for the opportunity to participate, [(IV)] (III) the value  of  the
    12  prizes  shall  not exceed ten dollars for any one game or a total of one
    13  hundred fifty dollars in any calendar day, [(V)] (IV) such games are not
    14  conducted on more than one day per week and not more than [thirty times]
    15  two days during any calendar [year]  week,  and  [(VI)]  (V)  no  person
    16  [other  than  an  employee  or  volunteer  of such complex, community or
    17  facility conducts or assists] is paid to conduct or assist in conducting
    18  the game or games.
    19    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07298-01-3
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