Assembly Bill A3653

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting the removal, confiscation or destruction of lottery tickets prior to such game's expiration date

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A3653 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1609, Tax L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9603

2023-A3653 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting the removal, confiscation or destruction of lottery tickets prior to such game's expiration date.

2023-A3653 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3653
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Racing and Wagering
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation  to  prohibiting  the  removal,
   confiscation  or  destruction  of lottery tickets prior to such game's
   expiration date
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision a of section 1609 of the tax law, as amended by
 chapter 254 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  1.  Lottery  tickets  shall  be  in  such form as the division may
 prescribe. No ticket shall be sold at a price greater than that fixed by
 the division nor shall a sale  be  made  by  any  person  other  than  a
 licensed  lottery sales agent, and a violation of these provisions shall
 be a misdemeanor, but this shall not be deemed  to  prevent  any  person
 from giving lottery tickets as premiums to customers, employees or other
 dealing with him.
   2.  THE  DIVISION  SHALL NOT REMOVE, CONFISCATE OR DESTROY ANY LOTTERY
 TICKET FROM ANY VENDOR PRIOR TO SUCH GAME'S EXPIRATION DATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08416-01-3

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