Bill Text: NY A01439 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 1439 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Permits participation in games of bingo by minors who are accompanied by an adult.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to racing and wagering [A01439 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A01439-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                          1439
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 15, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by M. of A. SANTABARBARA, SCHIMMINGER, D'URSO, STEC, NORRIS,
          MORINELLO, RIVERA, LAWRENCE, B. MILLER, ARROYO, JONES  --  Multi-Spon-
          sored  by  --  M.   of A. ABBATE, DAVILA, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, SEAWRIGHT --
          read once and referred to the Committee on Racing and Wagering
        AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to  participation
          in games of bingo by minors
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 486 of the general municipal  law,  as  amended  by
     2  section  6  of  part MM of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, is amended to
     3  read as follows:
     4    § 486. Participation by persons under the age of eighteen.  No  person
     5  under  the  age of eighteen years shall be permitted to play any game or
     6  games of bingo conducted pursuant to any license issued under this arti-
     7  cle unless accompanied by an adult.  No person under the age of eighteen
     8  years shall be permitted to conduct, operate or assist in the conduct of
     9  any game of bingo conducted pursuant to any license issued  pursuant  to
    10  this  article.  Nothing  in  this section shall prevent a person sixteen
    11  years of age or older from performing  ancillary  non-gaming  activities
    12  conducted  in  conjunction  with any game of bingo conducted pursuant to
    13  any license pursuant to this article.
    14    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02686-01-9