New York S 4418: Establishes an exception for victims of child sexual abuse to the trust exemption from application to the satisfaction of money judgment

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S04418 Summary:

BILL NOS04418A

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SAME ASSAME AS A10253

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SPONSORMAY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§23.23 & 23.21, Arts & Cul L

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Prohibits ticket sales that exceed the capacity of a place of entertainment or not-for-profit venue; provides that a violation of such provisions constitutes a misdemeanor punishable by a fine and imprisonment for a period not to exceed one year.

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BILL NOS04418A

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02/04/2025REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

05/02/2025AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

05/02/2025PRINT NUMBER 4418A

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4418--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
 Parks and Recreation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to
 prohibiting ticket sales that exceed the capacity of a place of enter-
 tainment or not-for-profit venue

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 23.23 of the arts and cultural
 2 affairs law, as amended by chapter 517 of the laws of 1988, is amended
 3 and a new subdivision 8 is added to read as follows:
 4 1. The term "ticket distributor" shall mean all owners, operators or
 5 operating lessees whether an individual, firm, company, partnership,
 6 corporation, trust or association who control the operation of a place
 7 of entertainment, as that term is defined in this article, including the
 8 allocation or distribution of tickets to any event, as that term is
 9 defined in this article, and all controlling partners, and controlling
 10 stockholders and controlling officers of the aforesaid; and all agents,
 11 representatives, employees and licensees of any of the aforementioned,
 12 including without limitation box office treasurers and assistant treas-
 13 urers of places of entertainment, who for any period of time have
 14 control of the allocation, sale, or distribution by designation or
 15 authority of the aforementioned, of tickets in connection with the show-
 16 ing of events, but shall not include subordinate personnel performing
 17 non-discretionary or ministerial functions in connection with the allo-
 18 cation or distribution of tickets for events.
 19 8. It shall be illegal and prohibited for any ticket distributor of
 20 tickets for a place of entertainment, or any person that owns or
 21 performs the duties of a ticket distributor for a not-for-profit or
 22 governmental organization, to sell tickets to any for profit or not-for-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08698-02-5

 S. 4418--A 2

 1 profit event, concert, sporting event, or theatrical production to be
 2 held in this state directly or indirectly, through agents, employees or
 3 otherwise, in an amount that would exceed the capacity of such place of
 4 entertainment or not-for-profit venue.
 5 § 2. Section 23.21 of the arts and cultural affairs law is amended to
 6 read as follows:
 7 § 23.21. Violations and penalties. 1. Any person, partnership, corpo-
 8 ration, company, trust or association willfully violating any of the
 9 provisions of this article or any rule or regulation issued thereunder
 10 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than
 11 five hundred dollars, or imprisonment for not more than one year, or
 12 both, unless a different penalty is otherwise provided therefor within
 13 this article.
 14 2. Any person willfully violating subdivision eight of section 23.23
 15 of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. A conviction for any
 16 violation of such subdivision shall be punishable by a fin