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A00658 Summary:

A00658 Actions:

A00658 Committee Votes:

Committee:ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE   Chair:Steck      
DATE:05/10/2022AYE/NAY:13/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Steck
Aye
Brown
Aye
Quart
Aye
DeStefano
Aye
Stirpe
Aye
Durso
Aye
Davila
Aye
Gandolfo
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Fernandez
Aye
Griffin
Aye
Reyes
Excused
Gallagher
Aye
Jackson
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Gottfried      
DATE:05/16/2022AYE/NAY:26/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Weinstein
Excused
Blankenbush
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Norris
Aye
Cook
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Glick
Aye
Ra
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Excused
Benedetto
Excused
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Dickens
Excused
Davila
Aye
Hyndman
Aye

A00658 Floor Votes:

A00658 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         658--A
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 6, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, STIRPE, JACOBSON -- read once and
          referred to the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse --  recommitted
          to  the  Committee  on  Alcoholism  and  Drug Abuse in accordance with
          Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
        AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing  the
          problem gambling advisory council
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a  new  section
     2  25.04 to read as follows:
     3  § 25.04 Problem gambling advisory council.
     4    (a)  Creation  and  purpose.    The  problem gambling advisory council
     5  (hereinafter the "council") is hereby established. The  purpose  of  the
     6  council  is  to  make  findings  and recommendations to the governor and
     7  legislature on how to prevent and treat problem gambling in the state of
     8  New York.
     9    (b) Composition.  The  council  shall  consist  of  thirteen  members,
    10  including  the  commissioner  of  the  office  of addiction services and
    11  supports, the chair of the  gaming  commission,  and  eleven  additional
    12  members:    four  members  appointed  by  the temporary president of the
    13  senate; four members appointed by  the  speaker  of  the  assembly;  one
    14  member  appointed  by  the  minority  leader  of  the senate; one member
    15  appointed by the  minority  leader  of  the  assembly;  and  one  member
    16  appointed by the governor; provided, however, the temporary president of
    17  the  senate  and the speaker of the assembly shall each appoint at least
    18  two  representatives  of  community-based  behavioral  health   services
    19  providers.
    20    (c)  Duties  of  the  council. The council shall meet as frequently as
    21  necessary, but not less than two times per year. Meetings shall be  held
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00434-02-2
        A. 658--A                           2
 
     1  at  locations  determined  by  the  council. All meetings of the council
     2  shall be subject to the open meetings law. The council shall:
     3    1.  develop and recommend strategies to ensure availability and access
     4  to problem gambling programs and resources,  including  information  and
     5  resources  regarding  prevention  of  problem  gambling, for individuals
     6  throughout the state;
     7    2. consult with individuals or organizations with  experience  in  the
     8  field  of  problem  gambling  services on funding and policy recommenda-
     9  tions, including the availability  of  problem  gambling  services,  the
    10  location of such services, and the need for such services;
    11    3.  create strategies to increase public awareness of problem gambling
    12  and the availability of problem gambling resources;
    13    4. recommend allocations of machine and table fees  collected  from  a
    14  gaming  licensee pursuant to section thirteen hundred forty-eight of the
    15  racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law and  distributed  pursuant
    16  to  section ninety-seven-nnnn of the state finance law to effectuate the
    17  recommendations and strategies developed pursuant to paragraphs one, two
    18  and three of this subdivision; and
    19    5. examine the impact of mobile sports  betting  on  problem  gambling
    20  services,  including  but  not limited to, any increase in the number of
    21  calls placed to the problem gambling hopeline or outreach to local prob-
    22  lem gambling resource centers and any need for additional staffing,  and
    23  any increase in the number of individuals placing themselves on the list
    24  of self-excluded persons at gaming facilities; and
    25    6.  develop an annual report to be provided to the governor and legis-
    26  lature containing its findings and recommendations with regard to  prob-
    27  lem gambling, including programs, resources, and services throughout the
    28  state.  The  annual  report  shall be due no later than October first of
    29  each year, with the first report provided no later  than  the  first  of
    30  October next succeeding the effective date of this section.
    31    (d)  Term.  Appointed members of the council shall serve for a term of
    32  four years and continue to serve until  their  successor  is  appointed.
    33  Each  member  of the council shall be entitled to designate in writing a
    34  representative to attend meetings in his or her place  and  to  vote  or
    35  otherwise  act  on  his  or  her  behalf in his or her absence. A member
    36  appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve the remainder of the term of the
    37  member he or she is appointed to succeed. The  members  of  the  council
    38  shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed
    39  for  their expenses actually incurred in the performance of their duties
    40  hereunder. The council shall select, by  a  majority  vote,  members  to
    41  serve as a chair and as a secretary.
    42    (e)  Sharing  of  information.  The  council  may  request,  and shall
    43  receive, information from any state or local governmental agency  neces-
    44  sary  to  complete  its duties pursuant to this section, so long as such
    45  information does not contain any personally identifying information  and
    46  not otherwise protected by state or federal law.
    47    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    48  it shall have become a law.