Senate Bill S2860

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to compulsive gambling assistance

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S2860 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1058
Current Committee:
Senate Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §19.09, Ment Hyg L; amd §111, RWB L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7795, A10025
2013-2014: S3394, A2243
2017-2018: S3054, A3856
2019-2020: S1977, A2729
2021-2022: S4207, A2528

2015-S2860 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to compulsive gambling assistance.

2015-S2860 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2860 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2860

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 29, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. ADDABBO, KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Alcoholism  and
  Drug Abuse

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  mental  hygiene law and the racing, pari-mutuel
  wagering and breeding law, in relation to compulsive gambling  assist-
  ance

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 19.09 of the  mental  hygiene  law  is  amended  by
adding two new subdivisions (j) and (k) to read as follows:
  (J)  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  CREATE  EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS REGARDING
COMPULSIVE GAMBLING FOR THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATING INDIVIDUALS THAT VOLUN-
TARILY PLACE THEMSELVES ON A SELF EXCLUSION LIST OF  AN  ASSOCIATION  OR
CORPORATION  LICENSED  OR  ENFRANCHISED  BY  THE  NEW  YORK STATE GAMING
COMMISSION PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  ELEVEN  OF  THE  RACING,
PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND BREEDING LAW IMMEDIATELY UPON PLACEMENT ON SUCH
LIST.  THE  EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE
OF THE OFFICE AND SHALL INCLUDE BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO  RESOURCES  TO
TREATMENT.
  (K)  THE  COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE NEW YORK STATE GAMING
COMMISSION SHALL ESTABLISH A PROBLEM GAMBLING EDUCATION  PROGRAM  TO  BE
COMPLETED  BY  ALL  INDIVIDUALS  THAT  HAVE  PLACED THEMSELVES ON A SELF
EXCLUSION LIST PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED  ELEVEN  OF  THE  RACING,
PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND BREEDING LAW, WHOM SUBSEQUENTLY REQUEST REMOVAL
FROM SUCH EXCLUSION LIST. THIS EDUCATION PROGRAM SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE
ON THE WEBSITES OF BOTH THE OFFICE AND THE NEW YORK STATE GAMING COMMIS-
SION AND SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO RESOURCES TO TREATMENT.
  S  2.  Paragraphs  (a)  and (c) of subdivision 2 of section 111 of the
racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, as added by section 1  of
part  A  of  chapter  60  of  the  laws  of 2012, are amended to read as
follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05033-01-5
              

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