S4876-2011 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Requires any entity licensed to conduct pari-mutuel racing and wagering in NYS to locate any call centers within the state of New York

Requires any entity licensed to conduct pari-mutuel racing and wagering in NYS to locate any call centers within the state of New York.

Sponsor: LANZA
Law Section: Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law / Law: Amd S1012, RWB L

S4876-2011 Actions

Jun 21, 2011: SUBSTITUTED BY A7392
May 4, 2011: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
May 3, 2011: 2ND REPORT CAL.
May 2, 2011: 1ST REPORT CAL.423
Apr 27, 2011: REFERRED TO FINANCE

S4876-2011 Meetings

Finance: May 2, 2011

S4876-2011 Calendars

Floor Calendar: May 3, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 4, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 9, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 10, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 11, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 17, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 23, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 24, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 25, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 1, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 2, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 6, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 7, 2011

S4876-2011 Votes

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Finance - May 2, 2011

Ayes (31): DeFrancisco, Johnson, Alesi, Bonacic, Farley, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Golden, Hannon, Lanza, Larkin, LaValle, Little, Marcellino, Nozzolio, Robach, Saland, Seward, Young, Krueger, Breslin, Diaz, Dilan, Duane, Gianaris, Kruger, Parker, Perkins, Rivera, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousins
Ayes W/R (2): Montgomery, Peralta
Excused (1): Oppenheimer

S4876-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S4876

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation
to requiring any entity licensed to conduct pari-mutuel racing and
wagering in the state of New York to locate any call centers within the
state of New York

PURPOSE:
To require that all call centers which
accept pari-mutuel
wagering for entities licensed by the state to reside in the state.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section one amends section 1012 of
the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law by adding a new
section 4-b which requires that all call centers which accept
pari-mutuel wagering for New York State licensed entities must be
located in New York.

Section two of the bill contains the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:
Entities which are licensed by the state to conduct
pari-mutuel wagering through telephone betting currently handle these
calls at call centers located in the state. Any future expansion or
growth in telephone wagering in New York should benefit the
hardworking citizens of this state.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect
immediately; provided that
the amendments to section 1012 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering
and breeding law made by section one of this act shall expire on the
same date as such section expires.

S4876-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
                                          4876
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 April 27, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 

AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding  law,  in
 relation  to  requiring  any  entity  licensed  to conduct pari-mutuel
 racing and wagering in the state  of  New  York  to  locate  any  call
 centers within the state of New York
 

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

 

Section 1.

Section 1012 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breed
 ing law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4-b to read as follows:

 4-B.  EVERY RACING ASSOCIATION, OFF-TRACK BETTING  CORPORATION,  FRAN
 CHISED  CORPORATION, HARNESS, THOROUGHBRED, QUARTER HORSE RACING ASSOCI
 ATION OR CORPORATION OR OTHER ENTITY LICENSED IN THIS STATE  TO  CONDUCT
 PARI-MUTUEL  RACING  AND WAGERING, OR AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT RACES WITHIN
 THE STATE, WHICH OPERATES AN ACCOUNT WAGERING PLATFORM FOR  THE  ACCEPT
 ANCE  OF  WAGERS,  SHALL  LOCATE  THE  CALL CENTER WHERE SUCH WAGERS ARE
 RECEIVED WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the  amend
 ments  to  section 1012 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding
 law made by section one of this act shall expire on  the  same  date  as
 such section expires.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10120-01-1

S4876-2011: Requires any entity licensed to conduct pari-mutuel racing and wagering in NYS to locate any call centers within the state of New York