New York S 2611: Relates to participation in games of bingo by minors

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S02611 Summary:

BILL NOS02611 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03400

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SPONSORADDABBO

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COSPNSR

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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 NOS02611 

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01/21/2025REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING

05/28/20251ST REPORT CAL.1327

05/29/20252ND REPORT CAL.

06/04/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/05/2025PASSED SENATE

06/05/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/05/2025referred to racing and wagering

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

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

02/10/20261ST REPORT CAL.331

02/11/20262ND REPORT CAL.

02/24/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

02/25/2026PASSED SENATE

02/25/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

02/25/2026referred to racing and wagering

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2611

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 21, 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 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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