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S 5640

Authorizes up to two percent of mobile sports tax revenue be used for youth team sports funding

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Joe Addabbo and 8 co-sponsors

Allows up to 2% of mobile sports wagering tax revenue to fund youth team sports, shifting gaming receipts to programs for children and adolescents.

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Bill Summary · S 5640

Summary — S.5640 (Print No. 5640C)

Title: Authorizes up to two percent of mobile sports tax revenue be used for youth team sports funding
Introduced: February 26, 2025 | Current print: 5640C (June 4, 2025)
Committee: Referred to Racing, Gaming and Wagering

Purpose

S.5640 would authorize the diversion of up to 2 percent of state mobile sports wagering tax revenue to support youth team sports. The bill is intended to direct a portion of gaming-related tax receipts toward programs that benefit children and adolescents who participate in organized team sports.

Key provisions

  • Authorizes the use of up to two percent (2%) of mobile sports wagering tax revenue for youth team sports funding.
  • The bill text (available in S.5640A/B/C printings) would determine the mechanics for the transfer and any conditions, but the principal change is the permitted allocation of a portion of mobile sports tax receipts to youth sports purposes.
  • Implementation details such as eligibility criteria for recipients, distribution formulas, oversight, reporting, and whether funds are grants or reimbursements would be set out in the bill language (not quoted in the summary materials).

Who would be affected

  • Youth team sports programs and organizations (schools, leagues, non‑profits) that qualify under the bill’s eligibility rules would be potential recipients of these funds.
  • State fiscal accounts that currently receive mobile sports wagering tax revenue (general fund or designated gaming funds) would experience a reallocation equal to up to 2% of such receipts.
  • Mobile sports wagering operators and bettors are not directly changed by wagering rules, but the net state tax receipts available for other uses would fall by the amount diverted.

Fiscal and implementation considerations

  • The total dollar impact depends on mobile sports wagering tax collections in a given year; no dollar amount is specified in the summary.
  • State agencies that administer gaming taxes and grant programs (e.g., the State Gaming Commission or other designated entities) would need procedures to implement transfers and to administer distribution to youth sports programs.

Procedural history (selected)

  • Feb 26, 2025: Referred to Racing, Gaming and Wagering.
  • Apr 24, 2025 — May 28, 2025 — Jun 4, 2025: Bill amended multiple times; print numbers issued as S5640A, S5640B, and S5640C. Several “amend and recommit” actions to the Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee accompanied the printings. Current version: Print No. 5640C (6/4/2025).

Sponsors and related legislation

  • Primary sponsor: Senator Jamaal Bailey. Cosponsors include Nathalia Fernandez, Toby Ann Stavisky, Robert Jackson, Andrew Gounardes, Cordell Cleare, Leroy Comrie, and Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.
  • Related/companion bills: A.8167 (Assembly companion); prior-session related bill S.9236.

Notes: This summary describes the bill’s principal policy change (authorizing up to 2% of mobile sports tax revenue for youth team sports). Specific program rules, eligibility and administrative details would be found in the printed bill text (S.5640C and prior printings).

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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