---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes and directs the commissioner of health to commission a statewide evaluation regarding the extent of gambling by New York state residents"
description: "Authorizes and directs the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to commission a statewide evaluation regarding the extent of gambling by New York state residents."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 591"
citation: "New York A 591 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["ROSENTHAL L"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-09"
last_action: "2019-12-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9937a884-5dc5-4471-90c9-42e2792643d6"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A591"
source_hash: "6d9ed8db701c69d9b635ed74e50ee48551afeaba1a27c0dd01571e428dbf5f58"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 591 (2019-2020) — Authorizes and directs the commissioner of health to commission a statewide evaluation regarding the extent of gambling by New York state residents

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to commission a statewide evaluation regarding the extent of gambling by New York state residents.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A591** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A591&term=2019&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **133–13** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **48–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- ROSENTHAL L — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-09** REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-23** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-14** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-17** REPORTED
- **2019-06-17** RULES REPORT CAL.319
- **2019-06-17** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.319
- **2019-06-18** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-06-18** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2019-06-18** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-18** SUBSTITUTED FOR S5703
- **2019-06-18** 3RD READING CAL.1567
- **2019-06-18** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-06-18** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-11-26** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-12-06** SIGNED CHAP.576 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9937a884-5dc5-4471-90c9-42e2792643d6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).