New York S 5614: Removes restrictions on the frequency certain authorized organizations may conduct bingo games

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S05614 Summary:

BILL NOS05614 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03681-A

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SPONSORADDABBO

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §495-a, Gen Muni L

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Removes restrictions on the frequency certain authorized organizations may conduct bingo games.

Go to top S05614 Actions:

BILL NOS05614 

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02/25/2025REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING

05/28/20251ST REPORT CAL.1329

05/29/20252ND REPORT CAL.

06/04/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

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

05/20/20261ST REPORT CAL.1287

05/21/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/26/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/02/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A3681A

&nbspA03681 AMEND=A Woerner

&nbsp01/29/2025referred to racing and wagering

&nbsp02/05/2025amend and recommit to racing and wagering

&nbsp02/05/2025print number 3681a

&nbsp02/11/2025reported 

&nbsp02/13/2025advanced to third reading cal.20

&nbsp02/26/2025passed assembly

&nbsp02/26/2025delivered to senate

&nbsp02/26/2025REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING

&nbsp01/07/2026DIED IN SENATE

&nbsp01/07/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp01/07/2026ordered to third reading cal.114

&nbsp01/28/2026passed assembly

&nbsp01/28/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp01/28/2026REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING

&nbsp06/02/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S5614

&nbsp06/02/20263RD READING CAL.1287

&nbsp06/02/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/02/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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Go to topS05614 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topS05614 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5614

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 25, 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 general municipal law, in relation to removing
 restrictions on the frequency certain authorized organizations may
 conduct bingo games

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

 1 Section 1. Clauses (B) and (C) of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b) of
 2 subdivision 2 of section 495-a of the general municipal law, as amended
 3 by chapter 470 of the laws of 2019, are amended to read as follows:
 4 (B) within any apartment, condominium or cooperative complex, retire-
 5 ment community, or other group residential complex or facility where (I)
 6 sponsored by the operator of or an association related to such complex,
 7 community or facility, (II) such games are conducted solely for the
 8 purpose of amusement and recreation of its residents, (III) no player or
 9 other person furnishes anything of value for the opportunity to partic-
 10 ipate, (IV) the value of the prizes shall not exceed ten dollars for any
 11 one game or a total of one hundred fifty dollars in any calendar day,
 12 (V) such games are not conducted on more than [one day] two days per
 13 week and not more than [thirty] sixty times during any calendar year,
 14 and (VI) no person other than an employee or volunteer of such complex,
 15 community or facility conducts or assists in conducting the game or
 16 games.
 17 (C) on behalf of any bona fide social, charitable, educational, recre-
 18 ational, fraternal, religious, not-for-profit or age group organization,
 19 club or association solely for the purpose of amusement and recreation
 20 of its members or beneficiaries where (I) no player or other person
 21 furnishes anything of value for the opportunity to participate, (II) the
 22 value of the prizes shall not exceed ten dollars for any one game or a
 23 total of one hundred fifty dollars in any calendar day, (III) such games

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07330-03-5

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 1 are not conducted on more than [one day] two days per week and not more
 2 than [thirty] sixty times during any calendar year, (IV) no person other
 3 than a bona fide active member of the organization, club or association
 4 participates in the conduct of the games, and (V) no person is paid for
 5 conducting or assisting in the conduct of the game or games.
 6 § 2. This act shall take effec