---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits online sweepstakes games and revenue from illegal markets"
description: "Prohibits online sweepstakes games and revenue from illegal markets; sets penalties; provides for enforcement of provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 5935"
citation: "New York S 5935 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joseph P. Addabbo Jr."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-03-04"
last_action: "2025-12-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6521a781-f750-489a-9233-285d569f4615"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S5935"
source_hash: "3b956e6984f73efb2aa3380a4c51aa1f810f80fb6a513add59afcc9c21729364"
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 S 5935 (2025-2026) — Prohibits online sweepstakes games and revenue from illegal markets

Prohibits online sweepstakes games and revenue from illegal markets; sets penalties; provides for enforcement of provisions.

## Version chain

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

1. **S5935** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S5935&term=2025&Text=Y)
2. **S5935A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S5935A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **141–0** (pass) · lower
- Racing, Gaming And Wagering Vote — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **57–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-04** REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-18** 1ST REPORT CAL.567
- **2025-03-19** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2025-03-20** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2025-04-30** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5935A `amendment-passage`
- **2025-06-11** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2025-06-11** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2025-06-11** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-13** SUBSTITUTED FOR A6745A
- **2025-06-13** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.734
- **2025-06-17** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2025-06-17** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2025-12-01** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2025-12-05** SIGNED CHAP.605 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6521a781-f750-489a-9233-285d569f4615`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).