STATE OF NEW YORK
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5108
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 8, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- 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 tax law, in relation to increasing the commission
paid to lottery sales agents
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph 9 of subdivision a of section 1604 of the tax
2 law, as added by chapter 92 of the laws of 1976, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 9. The [compensation in such manner and amounts and subject to such]
5 limitations on compensation as the division may determine to licensed
6 sellers of lottery tickets, but only where the division finds that such
7 [compensation is] limitations are necessary to assure adequate avail-
8 ability of lottery tickets, and that the public convenience will be
9 served thereby.
10 § 2. Section 1604 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
11 sion d to read as follows:
12 d. The division shall set a compensation rate of eight percent for
13 each ticket sold to a licensed agent. The division shall allow such
14 compensation by permitting a licensed agent to deduct such compensation
15 rate from the face value otherwise payable by the licensed agent to the
16 division.
17 § 3. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2017; provided, however,
18 that effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any
19 rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its
20 effective date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on
21 or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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