Assembly BillIntroduced
A 5936: Authorizes additional forms of games of chance currency for certain games of chance licensees.
What A 5936 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to amend the General Municipal Law to allow additional forms of payment for games of chance. Currently, games of chance can only use legal tender or a form of scrip or chip approved by the board. The proposed change would enable the use of credit or debit cards, personal checks, and other forms of payment at the discretion of the games of chance licensee. This change would take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to racing and wagering (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5936
- What is the current status of A 5936?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 5936 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 5936 pass?
- Not yet. A 5936 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5936, and where is it now?
- A 5936 was authored by Asm. Carrie Woerner. Its committee of record is Assembly Racing & Wagering.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to racing and wagering |
| Feb. 25, 2025 | referred to racing and wagering |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 25, 2025 · 214 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5936 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 25, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Racing and Wagering AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to authorizing additional forms of games of chance currency for certain games of chance licensees The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 20 of section 186 of the general municipal law, 2 as amended by chapter 464 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 20. "Games of chance currency" shall mean legal tender or a form of 5 scrip or chip authorized by the board, or any other form of payment 6 approved by the board, except for games known as "raffles" whereby 7 payment shall mean legal tender, credit or debit card or personal check, 8 any of which may be used at the discretion of the games of chance licen- 9 see. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05806-01-5
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