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A00860 Summary:

A00860 Actions:

A00860 Committee Votes:

Committee:TOURISM, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT   Chair:O'Donnell      
DATE:03/20/2024AYE/NAY:19/0  Action: Favorable         
O'Donnell
Aye
Gray
Aye
Barrett
Aye
Tague
Aye
Woerner
Aye
Morinello
Aye
Carroll
Aye
Angelino
Aye
Jones
Aye
Gallahan
Aye
Burke
Aye
Simpson
Aye
Fall
Aye
Conrad
Aye
Rivera
Aye
Sillitti
Excused
Zinerman
Aye
Gibbs
Aye
Shrestha
Aye
Shimsky
Excused
Zaccaro
Aye

A00860 Floor Votes:

A00860 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)



 
BILL NUMBER: A860
 
SPONSOR: Gibbs

 
TITLE OF BILL:
 
An act to amend the economic development law, in relation to the author-
ization of the department of economic development to give a preference
to any tourist promotion agency that is promoting the sport of stickball
 
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
 
This bill would require the Department of Economic Development to
promote the game of stickball within New York State. Authorizes the
department of economic development to give a preference to any tourist
promotion agency that is promoting the sport of stickball.
 
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
 
Section 1: amends subdivision (a) of section 161 of the economic devel-
opment law, as amended by chapter 86 of the laws of 2022. The department
shall give a preference to any tourist promotion agency that is promot-
ing the sport of cricket or the 'sport of stickball.
 
 
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):
 
Click here to enter text.
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:
 
The game of stickball has come a long way since the early 1950's. The
game of stickball is a street game that follows some of the rules of
baseball despite using different forms of equipment. A broom stick is
used in lieu of a baseball regulated bat and a lightweight ball in lieu
of a baseball which is comprised of rubber or cork centered wrapped in
yarn and covered with white natural synthetic composite leather. The
baseball is bound together by 108 handwoven stitches through the leath-
er. Stickball became an extremely popular game in New York City, Boston
and Philadelphia. The game picked up popularity when the iconic center-
fielder for the New York Giants Willie Mays, began playing the sport
outside his New York apartment with locals In 1985 The New York Emperors
Stickball League'was formed in the Bronx, consisting of eight teams of
adult stickball. Today, the league competes with players from across the
country and Puerto Rico.
 
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
 
A9556 2022
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
 
None
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
shall have become a law; provided, however, that if section 2 of chapter
86 of the laws of 2022 shall not have taken effect on or before such
date then this act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
manner as such chapter of the laws of 2023 takes effect.

A00860 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                           860
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 11, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. GIBBS, SIMON -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
 
        AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to the author-
          ization of the department of economic development to give a preference
          to any tourist promotion agency that is promoting the sport of  stick-
          ball

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 161 of the economic  development
     2  law, as amended by chapter 86 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4    (a)  Encourage, facilitate and coordinate the planning and implementa-
     5  tion of programs to advertise, stimulate, promote and  increase  tourist
     6  travel,  resort,  vacation, culture and convention activities within the
     7  state and its regions with such flexibility as to bring about as  effec-
     8  tive and economical a tourist promotion plan as possible. The department
     9  shall  give a preference to any tourist promotion agency that is promot-
    10  ing the sport of cricket or the sport of stickball;
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    12  it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01933-01-3

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