Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 02, 2012 |
referred to racing and wagering |
Assembly Bill A10034
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
JEFFRIES
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-A10034 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Racing And Wagering
- Law Section:
- Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §1617-b, Tax L
2011-A10034 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10034 I N A S S E M B L Y May 2, 2012 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JEFFRIES -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Racing and Wagering AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to restrictions on video lottery terminals THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 1617-b to read as follows: S 1617-B. RESTRICTIONS ON VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS. 1. NO LICENSE TO OPERATE A VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINAL SHALL BE GRANTED FOR ANY PREMISES WHICH SHALL BE LOCATED ON THE SAME STREET OR AVENUE, AND WITHIN TWO HUNDRED FEET OF A BUILDING OCCUPIED EXCLUSIVELY AS A SCHOOL, CHURCH, SYNAGOGUE, MOSQUE OR OTHER PLACE OF WORSHIP; THE MEASUREMENTS TO BE TAKEN IN A STRAIGHT LINE FROM THE CENTER OF THE NEAREST ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING USED FOR SUCH SCHOOL, CHURCH, SYNAGOGUE OR OTHER PLACE OF WORSHIP TO THE CENTER OF THE NEAREST ENTRANCE OF THE PREMISES TO BE LICENSED; EXCEPT, HOWEVER, THAT NO LICENSE SHALL BE DENIED TO ANY PREMISES AT WHICH A LICENSE UNDER THIS CHAPTER HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE CONTINUOUSLY FROM A DATE PRIOR TO THE DATE WHEN A BUILDING ON THE SAME STREET OR AVENUE AND WITHIN TWO HUNDRED FEET OF SAID PREMISES HAS BEEN OCCUPIED EXCLUSIVELY AS A SCHOOL, CHURCH, SYNAGOGUE OR OTHER PLACE OF WORSHIP. 2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE WORD "ENTRANCE" SHALL MEAN A DOOR OF A SCHOOL, OF A HOUSE OF WORSHIP, OR OF THE PREMISES SOUGHT TO BE LICENSED, REGULARLY USED TO GIVE INGRESS TO STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL, TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ATTENDING THE PLACE OF WORSHIP, AND TO PATRONS OR GUESTS OF THE PREMISES PROPOSED TO BE LICENSED, EXCEPT THAT WHERE A SCHOOL OR HOUSE OF WORSHIP IS SET BACK FROM A PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE, THE WALKWAY OR STAIRS LEADING TO ANY SUCH DOOR SHALL BE DEEMED AN ENTRANCE; AND THE MEASUREMENT SHALL BE TAKEN TO THE CENTER OF THE WALKWAY OR STAIRS AT THE POINT WHERE IT MEETS THE BUILDING LINE OR PUBLIC THOROUGH- FARE. A DOOR WHICH HAS NO EXTERIOR HARDWARE, OR WHICH IS USED SOLELY AS AN EMERGENCY OR FIRE EXIT, OR FOR MAINTENANCE PURPOSES, OR WHICH LEADS DIRECTLY TO A PART OF A BUILDING NOT REGULARLY USED BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR PATRONS, IS NOT DEEMED AN "ENTRANCE". EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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