Relates to unsold instant lottery game tickets

Latest action Mar 25, 2026

Requires the return of unsold instant lottery game tickets to the division of the lottery when a licensed agent goes out of business, sells their business or if their license is suspended or revoked.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Amends the Tax Law.

Committee

Racing, Gaming And Wagering · New York State Senate

Also referred to Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Provides that the State Division of Lottery shall redistribute instant lottery game tickets if a licensed lottery agent goes out of business or sells their business, or if a person's license is suspended or revoked.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMar 25, 2026Result: passed
(59) (0) (0) (4)
Vote: Committee vote · Racing, Gaming And Wagering
Senate Racing, Gaming And WageringFeb 10, 2026Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Committee vote · Racing, Gaming And Wagering
Senate Racing, Gaming And WageringMay 28, 2025Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)

The sponsor's argument

Why Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. says this is needed

When instant lottery games are created there are a certain number of grand prizes in the game. When the last grand prize has been claimed, the Division of Lottery will end the game. However, when a lottery agent goes out of business or sells their business to another person, the Division reclaims the scratch off tickets and puts them into storage. If there is a grand prize on one of those scratch off tickets, the instant lottery game does not end because the last grand prize has not been awarded. That means, people buying tickets think they may win a grand prize, but the grand prize ticket is not in fact in circulation. This bill provides that any unused scratch-off tickets reclaimed by the Divi- sion must be distributed to other sales agents so the games can end when there are no more grand prizes to be awarded.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Mar 25, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Mar 25, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Mar 25, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Feb 24, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 11, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (7 earlier events)

Feb 10, 2026
1ST Report CAL.333
1ST REPORT CAL.333
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING
NY Senate
Jun 13, 2025
In committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jun 4, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
May 29, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
May 28, 2025
1ST Report CAL.1330
1ST REPORT CAL.1330
NY Senate
Mar 27, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING
NY Senate

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