Assembly Bill A6890

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Allows the legislature to authorize pool-selling without profit

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    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A6890 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 1 §9, Constn

2023-A6890 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows the legislature to authorize pool-selling without profit.

2023-A6890 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   6890
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GANDOLFO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Racing and Wagering
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing an amendment to subdivision 1 of section 9 of article 1 of the
   constitution,  in  relation  to  the  authority  of the legislature to
   authorize pool-selling without profit

   Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate  concur),  That  subdivision  1  of
 section  9  of  article  1  of  the  constitution  be amended to read as
 follows:
   1. No law shall be passed abridging the rights of the people peaceably
 to assemble and to petition the government, or any  department  thereof;
 nor  shall  any  divorce  be  granted  otherwise  than  by  due judicial
 proceedings; except as hereinafter provided, no lottery or the  sale  of
 lottery  tickets, pool-selling, book-making, or any other kind of gambl-
 ing, except lotteries operated by the state  and  the  sale  of  lottery
 tickets  in  connection therewith as may be authorized and prescribed by
 the legislature, the net proceeds of which shall be applied  exclusively
 to  or  in  aid or support of education in this state as the legislature
 may prescribe, except pari-mutuel betting  on  horse  races  as  may  be
 prescribed  by  the  legislature and from which the state shall derive a
 reasonable revenue for the support of government,  [and]  except  casino
 gambling  at  no more than seven facilities as authorized and prescribed
 by the legislature, AND EXCEPT POOL-SELLING WITHOUT THE  TAKING  OF  ANY
 PROFIT  BY  THE POOL-SELLER AS AUTHORIZED AND PRESCRIBED BY THE LEGISLA-
 TURE shall hereafter be authorized or allowed within this state; and the
 legislature shall pass appropriate laws to prevent offenses against  any
 of the provisions of this section.
   §  2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
 referred to the first regular legislative session  convening  after  the
 next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
 conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
 published for three months previous to the time of such election.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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