New York S 6970: Relates to unsold instant lottery game tickets

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S06970 Summary:

BILL NOS06970 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORADDABBO

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COSPNSR

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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.

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BILL NOS06970 

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03/27/2025REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING

05/28/20251ST REPORT CAL.1330

05/29/20252ND REPORT CAL.

06/04/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING

02/10/20261ST REPORT CAL.333

02/11/20262ND REPORT CAL.

02/24/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

03/25/2026PASSED SENATE

03/25/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

03/25/2026referred to ways and means

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6970

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 27, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wager-
 ing

 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. For the purposes of
 15 this subdivision, "instant lottery game" shall mean any lottery game
 16 conducted on a game ticket authorized or issued by the commission that
 17 includes one or more instant play features, such as rub-off coatings,
 18 pull-tabs, or other concealed play areas, which, when revealed, indi-
 19 cate whether the player has won a prize.
 20 § 2. Section 1607 of the tax law, as amended by chapter 2 of the laws
 21 of 1995, subdivision g as added by chapter 701 of the laws of 1996,
 22 subdivision h as amended by chapter 162 of the laws of 2002, paragraph 1
 23 of subdivision h as amended by section 7 of part EE of chapter 56 of the
 24 laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10449-05-5

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 1 § 1607. Suspension and revocation of licenses. a. The division may
 2 suspend or revoke, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing pursu-
 3 ant to the state administrative procedure act, any license issued pursu-
 4 ant to this article. Such license may, however, be temporarily suspended
 5 by the division without prior notice, pending any prosecution, investi-
 6 gation or hearing. A license may be suspended or revoked by the division
 7 for one or more of the following reasons:
 8 [a.] 1. Failure to account for lottery tickets received or the
 9 proceeds of the sale of lottery tickets or to file a bond if required by
 10 the division or to comply with instructions of the division concerning
 11 the licensed activity;
 12 [b.] 2. Conviction of any offense as defined in the penal law, or any
 13 felony under the laws of the United States or under the laws of the
 14 state of New York or any other state or foreign jurisdiction or any
 15 crime relating to gaming activities;
 16 [c.]