NY State Senate Bill 2023-S8895

Senate Bill S8895

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes the department of economic development to give a preference to any tourist promotion agency that is promoting the sport of stickball

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Current Bill Status Via A860 - Passed Senate

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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 06, 2024	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1137 substituted for s8895
Jun 06, 2024	substituted by a860
May 16, 2024	advanced to third reading
May 15, 2024	2nd report cal.
May 14, 2024	1st report cal.1137
Mar 25, 2024	referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation

Votes

- Jun 6, 2024 - Floor Vote
  A860
  
  50
  
  Aye
  
  11
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 6, 2024
      
      aye (50)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Borrello
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brouk
      
      Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
      
      Chu
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gonzalez
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Krueger
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martinez
      
      Martins
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Myrie
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rivera
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Scarcella-Spanton
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Webb
      
      Weber
      
      nay (11)
      
      Ashby
      
      Helming
      
      Lanza
      
      Murray
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Rhoads
      
      Rolison
      
      Weik
      
      excused (1)
      
      Walczyk
  May 14, 2024 - Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee Vote
  S8895
  
  3
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  3
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee Vote: May 14, 2024
      
      aye (3)
      
      Cleare
      
      Scarcella-Spanton
      
      Serrano
      
      nay (1)
      
      Helming
      
      aye wr (3)
      
      Cooney
      
      Hinchey
      
      Tedisco

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2023-S8895 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A860
Law Section:: Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §161, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: A9556

2023-S8895 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the department of economic development to give a preference to any tourist promotion agency that is promoting the sport of stickball.

2023-S8895 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8895

SPONSOR: CLEARE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the economic development law, in relation to the author-
ization of the department of economic development to give a preference
to any tourist promotion agency that is promoting the sport of stickball

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This bill would require the Department of Economic Development to
promote the game of stickball within New York State. Authorizes the
department of economic development to give a preference to any tourist
promotion agency that is promoting the sport of stickball.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: amends subdivision (a) of section 161 of the economic devel-
opment law, as amended by chapter 86 of the laws of 2022. The department
shall give a preference to any tourist promotion agency that is promot-
ing the sport of cricket or the 'sport of stickball.

 
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):

Click here to enter text.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The game of stickball has come a long way since the early 1950's. The
game of stickball is a street game that follows some of the rules of
baseball despite using different forms of equipment. A broom stick is
used in lieu of a baseball regulated bat and a lightweight ball in lieu
of a baseball which is comprised of rubber or cork centered wrapped in
yarn and covered with white natural synthetic composite leather. The
baseball is bound together by 108 handwoven stitches through the leath-
er. Stickball became an extremely popular game in New York City, Boston
and Philadelphia. The game picked up popularity when the iconic center-
fielder for the New York Giants Willie Mays, began playing the sport
outside his New York apartment with locals In 1985 The New York Emperors
Stickball League'was formed in the Bronx, consisting of eight teams of
adult stickball. Today, the league competes with players from across the
country and Puerto Rico.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

A9556 2022

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
shall have become a law; provided, however, that if section 2 of chapter
86 of the laws of 2022 shall not have taken effect on or before such
date then this act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
manner as such chapter of the laws of 2023 takes effect.

2023-S8895 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8895
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 25, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
   Parks and Recreation
 
 AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to the author-
   ization of the department of economic development to give a preference
   to any tourist promotion agency that is promoting the sport of  stick-
   ball

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 161 of the economic  development
 law, as amended by chapter 86 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (a)  Encourage, facilitate and coordinate the planning and implementa-
 tion of programs to advertise, stimulate, promote and  increase  tourist
 travel,  resort,  vacation, culture and convention activities within the
 state and its regions with such flexibility as to bring about as  effec-
 tive and economical a tourist promotion plan as possible. The department
 shall  give a preference to any tourist promotion agency that is promot-
 ing the sport of cricket OR THE SPORT OF STICKBALL;
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01933-01-3

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