New York A 6655: Relates to unsold instant lottery game tickets

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A06655 Summary:

BILL NOA06655C

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORWoerner

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COSPNSRSantabarbara

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§1604 & 1607, Tax L

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Requires the return of unsold instant lottery game tickets to the division of the lottery when a licensed agent goes out of business, sells their business or if their license is suspended or revoked.

Go to top A06655 Actions:

BILL NOA06655C

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03/06/2025referred to racing and wagering

03/20/2025amend and recommit to racing and wagering

03/20/2025print number 6655a

03/25/2025reported referred to ways and means

03/25/2025amend and recommit to ways and means

03/25/2025print number 6655b

05/20/2025reported referred to rules

05/20/2025amend and recommit to rules 6655c

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

Go to topA06655 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:RACING AND WAGERING Chair:Woerner 
DATE:03/25/2025AYE/NAY:11/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means WoernerAyeGallahanAye

SolagesAyeDursoAye

SantabarbaraAyeBendettAye

Pheffer AmatoAye

VanelAye

SayeghAye

KayAye

WrightAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:35/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyePalmesanoAye

WeprinAyeWalshAye

RamosAyeDeStefanoAye

BraunsteinAyeManktelowAye

McDonaldAyeSmullenAye

RozicAyeGiglioAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAye

SeptimoAye

Go to topA06655 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA06655 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6655--C

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Racing and Wagering -- committee discharged, bill amended,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee --
 again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted
 as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported and referred
 to the Committee on Ways and Means -- reported and referred to the
 Committee on Rules -- Rules Committee discharged, bill amended,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules

 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to unsold instant lottery game
 tickets

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision b of section 1604 of the tax law, as added by
 2 chapter 92 of the laws of 1976, is amended to read as follows:
 3 b. 1. The division is authorized to license agents to sell tickets for
 4 the state lottery. The division may require a bond from any licensed
 5 agent, in an amount to be determined by the division. Every licensed
 6 agent shall prominently display [his] their license, or a copy thereof,
 7 as may be determined by rules and regulations of the division, in each
 8 place of business or activity where lottery tickets are sold.
 9 2. When a licensed agent goes out of business or sells their business
 10 to another person as defined in section one thousand six hundred five of
 11 this article, their license shall expire and any unsold instant lottery
 12 game tickets in their possession shall be returned to the division and
 13 redistributed to other licensed sales agents, unless such instant
 14 lottery game has been terminated by the commission. If the division is
 15 unable to redistribute such unsold instant lottery game tickets to other
 16 licensed sales agents, the commission shall terminate such instant
 17 lottery game. For the purposes of this subdivision, "instant lottery
 18 game" shall mean any lottery game conducted on a game ticket authorized
 19 or issued by the commission that includes one or more instant play

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10449-06-5

 A. 6655--C 2

 1 features, such as rub-off coatings, pull-tabs, or other concealed play
 2 areas, which, when revealed, indicate whether the player has won a
 3 prize.
 4 § 2. Section 1607 of the ta