Bill Text: NY A07223 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 7223 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Authorizes advertising during quick draw.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to ways and means [A07223 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A07223-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7223
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    April 28, 2015
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       Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Ways and Means
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  tax law, in relation to authorizing advertising
         during quick draw
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. Section 1604 of the tax law is amended by adding three new
    2  subdivisions d, e and f to read as follows:
    3    D. THE DIVISION MAY CONTRACT WITH ONE OR MORE  PERSONS  TO  ALLOW  THE
    4  PLACEMENT  OF  ADVERTISING  OR  PROMOTIONAL  MATERIAL ON AVAILABLE MEDIA
    5  RELATED TO ANY ONLINE LOTTERY GAME OR TO SPONSOR INDIVIDUAL DRAWS IN ANY
    6  ONLINE LOTTERY GAME. IF THE DIVISION ENTERS INTO A CONTRACT  UNDER  THIS
    7  SUBDIVISION,  THE DIVISION SHALL ALLOW AT LEAST ONE MINUTE BETWEEN DRAWS
    8  OF ONLINE LOTTERY GAMES DURING WHICH ONE OR MORE ADVERTISEMENTS  MAY  BE
    9  EXHIBITED.
   10    E.  A  CONTRACT ENTERED INTO UNDER SUBDIVISION D OF THIS SECTION SHALL
   11  PROVIDE THAT  ANY  ADVERTISEMENTS  EXHIBITED  BETWEEN  DRAWS  OF  ONLINE
   12  LOTTERY GAMES SHALL COMPLY WITH CONTENT REGULATIONS FOR TELEVISED BROAD-
   13  CAST  ADOPTED  BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, WITH THE EXCEP-
   14  TION THAT THE ADVERTISING  UNDER  SUBDIVISION  D  OF  THIS  SECTION  MAY
   15  INCLUDE ADVERTISEMENTS FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WITH RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED
   16  ONLY BY THE DIVISION.
   17    F. THE DIVISION SHALL SOLICIT BIDS FROM RESPONSIBLE PERSONS FOR ADVER-
   18  TISING OR PROMOTIONAL CONTRACTS UNDER SUBDIVISION D OF THIS SECTION. THE
   19  DIVISION  SHALL SELECT FROM AMONG THE BIDS RECEIVED SO AS TO PRODUCE THE
   20  MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF NET REVENUE FOR THE STATE CONSISTENT WITH THE  GENERAL
   21  WELFARE  OF THE CITIZENS OF THE STATE. IN DECIDING WHETHER TO ENTER INTO
   22  A CONTRACT UNDER SUBDIVISION D  OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE  DIVISION  SHALL
   23  CONSIDER  WHETHER  THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT ARE COMPARABLE TO THE TERMS
   24  OF SIMILAR ADVERTISING OR PROMOTIONAL CONTRACTS RELATING TO  LOTTERY  OR
   25  OTHER GAMING IN OTHER STATES.
   26    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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