Senate Bill S5503

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes religious and charitable organizations to accept personal checks as payment for raffle tickets

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Racing, Gaming And Wagering Committee

  • 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-S5503 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9322
Current Committee:
Senate Racing, Gaming And Wagering
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §186, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A6067

2015-S5503 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes religious and charitable organizations to accept personal checks as payment for raffle tickets.

2015-S5503 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5503 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5503

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- 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 authorizing
  religious and charitable organizations to accept  personal  checks  as
  payment for raffle tickets

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

  Section 1. Subdivisions 3-b and 20  of  section  186  of  the  general
municipal  law,  subdivision  3-b as added by chapter 550 of the laws of
1994 and subdivision 20 as added by chapter 574 of the laws of 1978, are
amended to read as follows:
  3-b. "Raffle" shall mean and include those games of chance in which  a
participant pays money OR BY PERSONAL CHECK, PROVIDED THE RAFFLE IS HELD
BY  AN AUTHORIZED ORGANIZATION THAT IS A BONA FIDE RELIGIOUS OR CHARITA-
BLE ORGANIZATION, in return for a ticket or other receipt and in which a
prize is awarded on the basis of a winning number or numbers,  color  or
colors, or symbol or symbols designated on the ticket or receipt, deter-
mined  by  chance  as  a result of a drawing from among those tickets or
receipts previously sold.
  20. "Games of chance currency" shall mean legal tender or  a  form  of
scrip  or  chip authorized by the board, any of which may be used at the
discretion of the games of chance licensee; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, "GAMES OF
CHANCE CURRENCY" SHALL ALSO  INCLUDE  PERSONAL  CHECKS  AS  PAYMENT  FOR
RAFFLES  WHEN  THE  GAMES OF CHANCE LICENSEE IS A BONA FIDE RELIGIOUS OR
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11020-01-5

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