 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          8875
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                     August 5, 2020
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
        AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to gaming disorders
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding
     2  a new subdivision 59 to read as follows:
     3    59.  "Gaming  disorder" means a disorder due to addictive behavior, as
     4  defined in the most recent edition of the  international  classification
     5  of diseases (ICD), published by the World Health Organization.
     6    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13058-01-9
Relates to gaming disorders

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