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A01413 Summary:

BILL NO A01413 SAME AS No Same As SPONSOR Simon (MS) COSPNSR Steck, Miller MG, Taylor, Rozic, Vanel, Jaffee, Crespo, Dinowitz, Carroll, Dickens, Ortiz, Colton, Mosley, D'Urso, Gottfried, Barron, Rivera, Glick, Cook, Blake, Lavine, Bichotte, Hyndman, Fahy, Williams, Reyes, Arroyo MLTSPNSR Davila, Griffin, Hevesi Amd §195-d, Gen Muni L Relates to prohibiting firearms as prizes in any game of chance.

A01413 Actions:

BILL NO A01413 01/15/2019 referred to racing and wagering 01/08/2020 referred to racing and wagering

A01413 Committee Votes:

A01413 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.

A01413 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY

MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION

submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)

BILL NUMBER: A1413 SPONSOR: Simon (MS)

TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to prohibiting firearms as prizes in any game of chance PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : Prohibiting firearms as prizes in any game of chance. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 195-d of the general municipal law is amended by section 13 of part MM of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017. JUSTIFICATION : Currently in New York State it is legal to raffle off a firearm in a game of chance. Many times games such as these are open to all individ- uals regardless of age. Firearms should not be raffled off in this manner. Firearm related violence is a significant public health and safety problem and weapons should not be given away in games of chance. PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY : New Bill FISCAL IMPLICATIONS : None EFFECTIVE DATE : This act shall take effect immediately.

A01413 Text:

STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1413 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 15, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, STECK, M. G. MILLER, TAYLOR, ROZIC, VANEL, JAFFEE, CRESPO, DINOWITZ, CARROLL, DICKENS, ORTIZ, COLTON, MOSLEY, D'URSO, GOTTFRIED, BARRON, RIVERA, GLICK, COOK, BLAKE, LAVINE, BICHOTTE, HYNDMAN, FAHY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DAVILA, HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Racing and Wager- ing AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to prohibiting firearms as prizes in any game of chance The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 195-d of the general municipal 2 law, as amended by section 13 of part MM of chapter 59 of the laws of 3 2017, is amended to read as follows: 4 2. With the exception of bell jars, coin boards, seal cards, merchan- 5 dise boards and raffles, every winner shall be determined and every 6 prize shall be awarded and delivered within the same calendar day as 7 that upon which the game was played. No alcoholic beverage or firearm, 8 as defined in section 265.00 of the penal law, shall be offered or given 9 as a prize in any game of chance. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01807-01-9

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