Assembly BillIntroduced
A 3400: Permits participation in games of bingo by minors who are accompanied by an adult.
What A 3400 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to prohibit minors under the age of 18 from participating in games of bingo, either as players or conductors. This includes preventing minors from playing games of bingo unless accompanied by an adult. However, individuals 16 years of age or older are allowed to perform non-gaming activities related to bingo. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to racing and wagering (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 3400
- What is the current status of A 3400?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 3400 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to racing and wagering".
- Did A 3400 pass?
- Not yet. A 3400 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 3400, and where is it now?
- A 3400 was authored by Asm. Angelo Santabarbara with 4 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Racing & Wagering.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to racing and wagering |
| Jan. 27, 2025 | referred to racing and wagering |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 27, 2025 · 261 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3400 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Racing and Wagering AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to participation in games of bingo by minors The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 486 of the general municipal law, as amended by 2 section 6 of part MM of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, is amended to 3 read as follows: 4 § 486. Participation by persons under the age of eighteen. No person 5 under the age of eighteen years shall be permitted to play any game or 6 games of bingo conducted pursuant to any license issued under this arti- 7 cle unless accompanied by an adult. No person under the age of eighteen 8 years shall be permitted to conduct, operate or assist in the conduct of 9 any game of bingo conducted pursuant to any license issued pursuant to 10 this article. Nothing in this section shall prevent a person sixteen 11 years of age or older from performing ancillary non-gaming activities 12 conducted in conjunction with any game of bingo conducted pursuant to 13 any license pursuant to this article. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06663-01-5
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