New York A 9044: Relates to expanding the health department's review of correctional health services

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A09044 Summary:

BILL NOA09044A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORVanel

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §913, RWB L

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Prohibits a person offering loot boxes to consumers within the state to repurchase the contents of any such loot box whether directly themselves or indirectly through a third-party provider.

Go to top A09044 Actions:

BILL NOA09044A

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09/05/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection

01/07/2026referred to consumer affairs and protection

04/14/2026amend (t) and recommit to consumer affairs and protection

04/14/2026print number 9044a

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9044--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 September 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- recommitted to the Committee on
 Consumer Affairs and Protection in accordance with Assembly Rule 3,
 sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
 relation to prohibited practices related to loot boxes

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

 1 Section 1. The racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law is
 2 amended by adding a new section 913 to read as follows:
 3 § 913. Prohibition of instant cash loot boxes and revenue from illegal
 4 markets. 1. Definitions. The following terms shall have the following
 5 meanings:
 6 (a) "Loot box" shall mean any physical or digital container or equiv-
 7 alent that, when opened, awards the purchaser one or more randomized
 8 rewards.
 9 (b) "Person" shall mean any natural person, entity, or group or
 10 persons or entities acting in concert, including but not limited to any
 11 third-party providers, affiliated entities, subsidiaries, parent compa-
 12 nies, joint ventures, partnerships, agents, or employees thereof, or any
 13 entity or individual acting at the direction of, in cooperation with,
 14 under contract or in partnership with, or financially benefitting from
 15 another person or entity. Multiple persons in partnership or under
 16 contract, where one or more persons financially benefit from such part-
 17 nership or contract shall be treated as one person for purposes of this
 18 section.
 19 (c) "Liquid digital item" shall mean any digital item for which the
 20 platform or service offering the loot box, or any affiliated entity,
 21 directly or indirectly provides, enables, facilitates, materially
 22 assists, or makes readily available a means for a consumer to sell,
 23 resell, transfer, exchange, auction, or otherwise monetize the item,
 24 including through any third-party marketplace, exchange, broker, or
 25 other intermediary.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13589-02-6

 A. 9044--A 2

 1 (d) "Repurchase" shall mean the act of offering a consumer money, cash
 2 equivalents, cryptocurrency, including non-fungible tokens, another loot
 3 box or similar item, a liquid digital item, any right, privilege,
 4 status, service, experience, or access, or points that can be redeemed
 5 to purchase another loot box, item, cash or cash equivalent, cryptocur-
 6 rency or a liquid digital item in exchange for some or all of the
 7 contents of a loot box.
 8 2. Prohibition. (a) It shall be unlawful for any applicant, licensed
 9 entity, gaming employee, key employee, individual investor or investment
 10 firm, board member, or any other person or entity to operate, conduct,
 11 or promote loot boxes to consumers within the state where such consumer
 12 can repurchase the contents of any such loot box whether directly them-
 13 selves or indirectly through a third-party provider, affiliated entity,
 14 subsidiary, parent company, joint venture, partnership, agent, or
 15 employee thereof, or through any other contractual arrangement with
 16 another in exchange for money, cash equivalents, cryptocurrency, includ-