Bill Text: NY A05083 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes and directs the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to commission a statewide evaluation regarding the extent of gambling by New York state residents.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-05-08 - REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE [A05083 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A05083-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5083
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 6, 2017
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        Introduced  by  M.  of A. ROSENTHAL, CRESPO, DAVILA, BARRON -- read once
          and referred to the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
        AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to  commissioning  a
          statewide  evaluation  regarding  the  extent  of gambling by New York
          state residents
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  Section  19.09  of  the  mental hygiene law is amended by
     2  adding a new subdivision (k) to read as follows:
     3    (k) The commissioner, in consultation with the New York  state  gaming
     4  commission,  is authorized and directed to commission a statewide evalu-
     5  ation regarding the extent of gambling  by  New  York  state  residents,
     6  including, but not limited to the lottery, horse racing, Native American
     7  casinos,  internet  gambling, sports betting, and poker. Such evaluation
     8  shall be delivered to the governor and legislature no later than  Decem-
     9  ber  first, two thousand twenty-one. The evaluation shall be prepared by
    10  an independent entity and selected through a request for proposal  proc-
    11  ess.  Such evaluation shall include:
    12    (1)  the percentage of New York residents participating in each gambl-
    13  ing activity by:
    14    (a) age;
    15    (b) race;
    16    (c) income;
    17    (d) education;
    18    (e) sex; and
    19    (f) any other demographic that would be relevant  to  the  evaluation;
    20  and
    21    (2)  an  estimate of the amount of money being wagered and lost by New
    22  York residents in each gambling activity.
    23    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05417-01-7