New York A 1566: Allows an authorized organization to receive a license to hold a game of chance on Easter Sunday and Christmas Day

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A01566 Summary:

BILL NOA01566B

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SAME ASSAME AS S05183-B

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SPONSORTaylor

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Amd §§7-119, 7-122 & 7-125, El L

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Includes a statement on the envelopes of ballots for early mail voters, absentee voters and special presidential voters for signature affirmation.

Go to top A01566 Actions:

BILL NOA01566B

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01/10/2025referred to election law

04/02/2025amend and recommit to election law

04/02/2025print number 1566a

01/07/2026referred to election law

03/26/2026amend (t) and recommit to election law

03/26/2026print number 1566b

05/06/2026reported 

05/07/2026advanced to third reading cal.445

05/11/2026substituted by s5183b

&nbspS05183 AMEND=B JACKSON

&nbsp02/19/2025REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

&nbsp02/25/20251ST REPORT CAL.413

&nbsp02/26/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp03/03/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp03/05/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp03/05/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp03/05/2025referred to governmental operations

&nbsp01/07/2026died in assembly

&nbsp01/07/2026returned to senate

&nbsp01/07/2026REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

&nbsp02/26/20261ST REPORT CAL.443

&nbsp03/04/20262ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp03/05/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp03/10/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 5183A

&nbsp03/12/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5183B

&nbsp03/23/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp03/23/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp03/23/2026referred to election law

&nbsp05/11/2026substituted for a1566b

&nbsp05/11/2026ordered to third reading cal.445

&nbsp05/11/2026passed assembly

&nbsp05/11/2026returned to senate

Go to topA01566 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:ELECTION LAW Chair:Walker 
DATE:05/06/2026AYE/NAY:15/0 Action: Favorable WalkerAyeSlaterAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

Carroll RCAyeMikulinAbsent

TaylorAyeTagueAye

JacobsonAyeBrook-KrasnyAye

GallagherAye

RiveraAye

Chandler-WatermAye

WiederAye

Carroll P Aye

SimoneAye

Go to topA01566 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA01566 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1566--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. TAYLOR -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Election Law -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted
 to the Committee on Election Law 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 election law, in relation to including a statement
 on the envelopes of ballots for early mail voters, absentee voters and
 special presidential voters for signature affirmation

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 7-119 of the election law, as
 2 added by chapter 481 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
 3 6. On the reverse side of such inner affirmation envelope shall be
 4 printed the following statement:

 5 AFFIRMATION

 6 I do declare that I am a citizen of the United States, that I am duly
 7 registered in the election district shown on the reverse side of this
 8 envelope and I am qualified to vote in such district; that I have not
 9 qualified nor do I intend to vote elsewhere, that I have not committed
 10 any act nor am I under any impediment which denies me the right to vote.
 11 I hereby declare that the foregoing is a true statement to the best of
 12 my knowledge and belief, and I understand that if I make any material
 13 false statement in the foregoing statement of early mail voter, I shall
 14 be guilty of a misdemeanor.

 15 Date ............... 20 ................

 16 ..........................

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00491-07-6

 A. 1566--B 2

 1 Signature or mark of voter

 2 ..........................
 3 Signature of Witness
 4 (required only if voter
 5 does not sign their own
 6 name)

 7 ..........................
 8 Address of Witness

 9 IMPORTANT: YOU MUST SIGN THE AFFIRMATION ON THIS ENVELOPE.
 10 § 2. Subdivision 6 of section 7-122 of the election law, as amended by
 11