NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A9433
SPONSOR: Woerner TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to electronic
bell jar games; to amend a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the
general municipal law relating to electronic bell jar games, as proposed
in legislative bills numbers S. 6351-B and A. 7475-B, in relation to the
legislative finding and purpose and the effectiveness thereof
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this bill is to effectuate an amendment to Chapter 697 of
the Laws of 2025 (approval memo 74) related to authorizing the use of
electronic bell jar vending machines by authorized charitable organiza-
tions.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1:
* Establishes legislative findings and purpose.
Section 2:
* Defines gaming facility, veteran organization, and volunteer fire
company.
Sections 3, 4, & 5:
* Makes technical amendments.
Section 6:
* Authorizes veterans organizations and volunteer fire companies to
operate no more than three electronic bell jar vending machines.
* Authorizes veterans organizations and volunteer fire companies to
operate electronic bell jar vending machines at no more than four public
fundraisers per year subject to Gaming Commission oversight.
* Prohibits authorization of electronic bell jar vending machines in any
location restricted by a compact between an Indian tribe and the state
of New York.
Section 7:
* Provides Gaming Commission oversight to ensure that veterans organiza-
tions and volunteer fire companies are the primary beneficiaries of
electronic bell jar vending machines.
* Authorizes the Gaming Commission to assess a proportionally distrib-
uted annual fee on distributors of electronic bell jar vending machines
as necessary to maintain regulatory control.
Section 8:
* Grants Gaming Commission oversight over location of electronic bell
jar machines.
* Limits eligibility to veterans organizations and volunteer fire compa-
nies licensed to operate bell jar games as of November 30th, 2025.
Section 9:
* Establishes that the provisions of this act are not severable.
Section 10:
* Establishes an effective date of one year after this act has become a
law.
Section 11 is the effective date of the chapter amendment.
JUSTIFICATION:
This bill makes amendments to Chapter 697 of the Laws of 2025 to ensure
effective implementation.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This bill is a chapter amendment to Chapter 697 of the Laws of 2025.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Potential for enhanced revenues to the state through licensing fees and
from charitable gaming.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, sections one,
two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, and nine of this act shall
take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the
laws of 2025 amending the general municipal law relating to electronic
bell jar games, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 6351-B and
A. 7475-B, takes effect.
