New York A 3400: Relates to participation in games of bingo by minors

Status: REFERRED TO RACING AND WAGERING (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 3400

Sponsors: Angelo Santabarbara, Andrew Hevesi, Joe DeStefano, Matthew Simpson, William Colton

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A03400 Summary:

BILL NOA03400 

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SAME ASSAME AS S02611

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SPONSORSantabarbara

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COSPNSRColton, Hevesi, DeStefano, Simpson

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §486, Gen Muni L

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Permits participation in games of bingo by minors who are accompanied by an adult.

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BILL NOA03400 

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01/27/2025referred to racing and wagering

01/07/2026referred to racing and wagering

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3400

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 27, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Racing and Wagering

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to participation
 in games of bingo by minors

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

 1 Section 1. Section 486 of the general municipal law, as amended by
 2 section 6 of part MM of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, is amended to
 3 read as follows:
 4 § 486. Participation by persons under the age of eighteen. No person
 5 under the age of eighteen years shall be permitted to play any game or
 6 games of bingo conducted pursuant to any license issued under this arti-
 7 cle unless accompanied by an adult. No person under the age of eighteen
 8 years shall be permitted to conduct, operate or assist in the conduct of
 9 any game of bingo conducted pursuant to any license issued pursuant to
 10 this article. Nothing in this section shall prevent a person sixteen
 11 years of age or older from performing ancillary non-gaming activities
 12 conducted in conjunction with any game of bingo conducted pursuant to
 13 any license pursuant to this article.
 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06663-01-5

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