Assembly Actions -
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Feb 23, 2010 |
reported referred to codes |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to economic development |
Jun 23, 2009 |
referred to economic development |
Assembly Bill A9053
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ZEBROWSKI
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-A9053 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A9053 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A9053 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the reservation, making or facilitating of tee times on public golf courses in exchange for financial compensation PURPOSE OF THE BILL: This bill will prevent the scalping of tee times at public golf courses. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill prohibits the reserving, making or facilitating of tee times for financial compensation. Any person or organization violating the section shall be subject to a fine of up to one thousand dollars. Section 2 authorizes lawful designees of a municipality or local government to enforce the provisions of this section. Section 3 states that the provisions of this section do not apply to green fees, rental charges or tips. JUSTIFICATION: There has been a proliferation of organizations and businesses that reserve tee times on public courses and sell them to persons unable to get a reservation and willing to pay an exorbitant price. This practice is turning tee times into a commodity which hurts the average golfer who is unable to reserve a tee time due to the lack of availability. This bill would prevent the resale of tee times for
2009-A9053 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9053 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 23, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the reservation, making or facilitating of tee times on public golf cours- es in exchange for financial compensation THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 398-e to read as follows: S 398-E. PUBLIC GOLF COURSE TEE TIME RESERVATIONS. 1. NO PERSON, ORGANIZATION OR CORPORATION SHALL RESERVE, MAKE OR FACILITATE A TEE TIME ON A PUBLIC GOLF COURSE ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON OR PERSONS IN EXCHANGE FOR FINANCIAL COMPENSATION. ANY PERSON, ORGANIZATION OR CORPO- RATION VIOLATING THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE OF UP TO ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. 2. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION MAY BE ENFORCED CONCURRENTLY BY THE TOWN ATTORNEY, CITY CORPORATION COUNSEL, OR OTHER LAWFUL DESIGNEE OF A MUNICIPALITY OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND ALL MONEYS COLLECTED THEREUNDER SHALL BE RETAINED BY SUCH MUNICIPALITY OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT. 3. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE PAYMENT OF GREENS FEES, RENTAL CHARGES OR TIPS OF NOMINAL AMOUNTS. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14450-01-9
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