New York A 2257: Allows the legislature to authorize pool-selling without profit

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A02257 Summary:

BILL NOA02257 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORGandolfo

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COSPNSRDeStefano, Brown E, Morinello, Brabenec, Maher, Gray, Beephan

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Art 1 §9, Constn

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Allows the legislature to authorize pool-selling without profit.

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BILL NOA02257 

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01/16/2025referred to racing and wagering

01/17/2025to attorney-general for opinion

02/05/2025opinion referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to racing and wagering

01/08/2026to attorney-general for opinion

01/30/2026opinion referred to judiciary

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2257

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 16, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. GANDOLFO, DeSTEFANO, E. BROWN, MORINELLO, BRABE-
 NEC, MAHER, GRAY, BEEPHAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Racing and Wagering

 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

 proposing an amendment to subdivision 1 of section 9 of article 1 of the
 constitution, in relation to the authority of the legislature to
 authorize pool-selling without profit

 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That subdivision 1 of
 2 section 9 of article 1 of the constitution be amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 1. No law shall be passed abridging the rights of the people peaceably
 5 to assemble and to petition the government, or any department thereof;
 6 nor shall any divorce be granted otherwise than by due judicial
 7 proceedings; except as hereinafter provided, no lottery or the sale of
 8 lottery tickets, pool-selling, book-making, or any other kind of gambl-
 9 ing, except lotteries operated by the state and the sale of lottery
 10 tickets in connection therewith as may be authorized and prescribed by
 11 the legislature, the net proceeds of which shall be applied exclusively
 12 to or in aid or support of education in this state as the legislature
 13 may prescribe, except pari-mutuel betting on horse races as may be
 14 prescribed by the legislature and from which the state shall derive a
 15 reasonable revenue for the support of government, [and] except casino
 16 gambling at no more than seven facilities as authorized and prescribed
 17 by the legislature, and except pool-selling without the taking of any
 18 profit by the pool-seller as authorized and prescribed by the legisla-
 19 ture shall hereafter be authorized or allowed within this state; and the
 20 legislature shall pass appropriate laws to prevent offenses against any
 21 of the provisions of this section.
 22 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
 23 referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
 24 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
 25 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
 26 published for three months previous to the time of such election.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD89055-01-5

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