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NY A00219

NY A00219
Authorizes cities with a population of one hundred fifty thousand or more to impose an additional twenty-five cent fee upon the ticket price of four dollars or more for any sporting event held within such city; provides moneys collected shall be used for sport and recreation programs in such cities; creates a NYC sports and recreation advisory committee to determine how the money shall be spent in NYC; establishes outside NYC the respective school boards shall administer funds.

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Introduced
01/06/2021
In Committee
01/05/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

2021-2022 General Assembly

Bill Summary

Authorizes cities with a population of one hundred fifty thousand or more to impose an additional twenty-five cent fee upon the ticket price of four dollars or more for any sporting event held within such city; provides moneys collected shall be used for sport and recreation programs in such cities; creates a NYC sports and recreation advisory committee to determine how the money shall be spent in NYC; establishes outside NYC the respective school boards shall administer funds.

AI Summary

This bill authorizes cities in New York with a population of 150,000 or more to impose an additional 25-cent fee on sporting event tickets costing $4 or more. The collected funds must be used for sports and recreation programs in those cities. In New York City, a sports and recreation advisory committee will determine how the funds are spent, while outside of New York City, the respective school boards will administer the funds. The bill also establishes the New York Schools Sports and Recreation Fund to manage the collected fees.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (4)

Last Action

enacting clause stricken (on 04/05/2022)

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