Senate Bill S2303

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires that the chances of winning lottery games be printed on lottery tickets

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Racing, Gaming And Wagering Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S2303 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2420
Current Committee:
Senate Racing, Gaming And Wagering
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1609, Tax L

2009-S2303 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that the chances of winning lottery games be printed on lottery tickets; requires that such chances of winning be printed on the face of lottery tickets, clearly identified, described in plain language, conspicuously located and printed in a sufficiently large typeface.

2009-S2303 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2303 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2303

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 17, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. PADAVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and  Wager-
  ing

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  tax law, in relation to printing the chances of
  winning on lottery tickets

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  1609  of  the tax law is amended by adding a new
subdivision c to read as follows:
  C.  NOTWITHSTANDING  SUBDIVISION  A  OF  THIS  SECTION  OR  ANY  OTHER
PROVISION  OF LAW, EVERY LOTTERY TICKET SHALL HAVE PRINTED ON ITS FACE A
STATEMENT SETTING FORTH THE CHANCES OF WINNING EACH PRIZE OFFERED BY THE
GAME OR GAMES PROVIDED ON SUCH LOTTERY TICKET.  SUCH  STATEMENT  SETTING
FORTH  THE  CHANCES  OF  WINNING  SHALL  BE  CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AS SUCH,
DESCRIBED IN PLAIN LANGUAGE, CONSPICUOUSLY LOCATED ON  SUCH  TICKET  AND
PRINTED IN A TYPEFACE SUFFICIENTLY LARGE TO BE EASILY READ.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law. Provided, however, that  effective  immediately,  the
addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
for the implementation of this act on its effective date  is  authorized
and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00493-01-9

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