Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to racing, gaming and wagering |
Jan 07, 2009 |
referred to racing, gaming and wagering |
Senate Bill S412
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Racing, Gaming And Wagering 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-S412 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Racing, Gaming And Wagering
- Law Section:
- General Municipal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง479, Gen Muni L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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S491
2009-S412 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S412 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to increasing the maximum prize awards allowed in bingo games PURPOSE : Raise minimum limits on bingo games run by charitable organizations. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Increases maximum bingo prize from $1,000.00 to $3,000.00 and aggregate total prize from $3,000.00 to $6,000.00. JUSTIFICATION : In these times of fiscal restraint not for profit organizations and charitable organizations need alternative methods of fundraising. Increasing the bingo prizes will enable those organizations to make more money from bingo by charging more based upon the larger prize award. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY : 2003-2004 - S.3902 Referred to Racing and Wagering 2007 - S.2024 Passed Senate 2008 - S.2024 Passed Senate
2009-S412 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 412 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ROBACH -- 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 general municipal law, in relation to increasing the maximum prize awards allowed in bingo games THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 5 and 6 of section 479 of the general munici- pal law, as amended by chapter 328 of the laws of 1994, are amended to read as follows: 5. No prize shall exceed the sum or value of [one] THREE thousand dollars in any single game of bingo. 6. No series of prizes on any one bingo occasion shall aggregate more than [three] SIX thousand dollars. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03517-01-9
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