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A 7581: Removes the prohibition on sports wagering on sports events involving New York college teams.
What A 7581 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to permit sports wagering on New York college teams. It defines a "prohibited sports event" as any sport or athletic event in which a New York college team participates, unless it is a collegiate tournament or a sports event within such tournament where no New York college team is participating. The law would take effect on the 90th day after it becomes a law.
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 7581
- What is the current status of A 7581?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 7581 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 7581 pass?
- Not yet. A 7581 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7581, and where is it now?
- A 7581 was authored by Asm. Paula Elaine Kay. Its committee of record is Assembly Racing & Wagering.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to racing and wagering |
| Apr. 01, 2025 | referred to racing and wagering |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 1, 2025 · 238 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7581 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 1, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KAY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Racing and Wagering AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation to permitting sports wagering on New York college teams The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (s) of subdivision 1 of section 1367 of the 2 racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, as amended by section 3 3 of part Y of chapter 59 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 (s) "Prohibited sports event" means a [sport or athletic event in6which any New York college team participates regardless of where the7event takes place, or] high school sport or athletic event[. The follow-8ing shall not be considered prohibited sports events: (i) a collegiate9tournament, and (ii) a sports event within such tournament so long as no10New York college team is participating in that particular sports event]; 11 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 12 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11218-01-5
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