S 2294 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Permits employees of authorized organizations to operate games of chance

S 2294 permits employees of authorized organizations to operate games of chance, such as raffles or bingo. The bill amends existing law to explicitly allow these employees, in addition to bona fide members, to manage and operate such games. It also clarifies that employees may receive compensation for their participation in managing or operating these games, while non-employees cannot. This change affects organizations licensed to conduct games of chance and their staff.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Jun 5, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Apr 28, 2025

How they voted

600
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 62
Apr 28, 2025
D Democratic40
38 Yea 2
95% Yea
R Republican22
22 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Jun 5, 2026
Committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO RACING AND WAGERING
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of James Skoufis
James Skoufis
DDemocratic
NY
42