Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to racing, gaming and wagering returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 14, 2011 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 13, 2011 |
ordered to third reading cal.1175 |
Jun 11, 2011 |
committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jun 03, 2011 |
referred to racing, gaming and wagering |
Senate Bill S5583
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Racing, Gaming And Wagering 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
Votes
2011-S5583 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Racing, Gaming And Wagering
- Law Section:
- Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1605, Tax L
2011-S5583 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5583 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the tax law, in relation to licenses issued by the division of the lottery PURPOSE: This bill would clarify the Division of the Lottery's (the "Lottery") authority to obtain national criminal background search results for applicants and holders of licenses issued by the Lottery, including employees of Video Lottery Gaming ("VLG") agents. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill would amend Tax Law § 1605 to clarify Lottery's authority to obtain national criminal background search results for applicants or holders of VLG licenses issued pursuant to Tax Law 1617-a, including VLG agents; vendors; vendors' subcontractors; employees of agents, vendors or subcontractors; and officers, directors, partners, trustees or owners of agents, vendors or vendors' subcontractors. Section 2 provides for an immediate effective date.
2011-S5583 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5583 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 3, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BONACIC -- (at request of the Division of the Lottery) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to licenses issued by the divi- sion of the lottery THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The section heading and subdivisions a and e of section 1605 of the tax law, the section heading and subdivision a as added by chapter 92 of the laws of 1976 and subdivision e as amended by chapter 2 of the laws of 1995, are amended to read as follows: Lottery sales agents AND OTHER LICENSEES. a. The division may license as agents to sell lottery tickets such persons as in its opinion will best serve public convenience, except that no license shall be issued to any person to engage in business exclusively as a lottery sales agent. THE DIVISION MAY LICENSE SUCH PERSONS AS IN ITS OPINION ARE SUITABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN VIDEO LOTTERY GAMING PURSUANT TO SECTION SIXTEEN HUNDRED SEVENTEEN-A OF THIS ARTICLE. e. The division is hereby authorized to obtain criminal background information on any applicant for, or holder of, a lottery [sales agent] license for the purpose of determining whether a license should be granted, suspended, or revoked. The sources of such information include the license applicant or holder, the division of criminal justice services, and any licensing agency which is currently considering a licensing application or which has been granted a presently-held license to the same license applicant or holder. The division shall require each license applicant to submit identifying information which shall include fingerprints unless they are already on file with the division or other state agencies. The fingerprints so obtained shall be forthwith forwarded, and the applicable fee transmitted, to the division of crimi- nal justice services or any other state or federal government agency EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11975-01-1
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