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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 6970: Relates to unsold instant lottery game tickets

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 6970 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on March 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to unsold instant lottery game tickets. Primary sponsor: Joe Addabbo (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 25, 2026): REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe AddabboPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  2. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  5. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  6. 1ST REPORT CAL.333
  7. REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING
  8. COMMITTED TO RULES
  9. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  10. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  11. 1ST REPORT CAL.1330
  12. REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source