Senate Bill S574

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits the possession of guns in or upon the grounds of buildings that serve alcoholic beverages

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S574 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§265.01 & 265.20, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S6148

2011-S574 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the possession of guns in or upon the grounds of buildings that serve alcoholic beverages; provides exemption to on-duty police officers, owner or employee protecting the establishment or a club.

2011-S574 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S574 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   574

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. KLEIN, KRUEGER, MONTGOMERY -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to prohibiting the possession
  of  guns  in  or  upon  the  grounds of buildings that serve alcoholic
  beverages

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Section 265.01 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
  (3-A) HE OR SHE KNOWINGLY HAS IN HIS OR HER POSSESSION A RIFLE,  SHOT-
GUN  OR  FIREARM IN OR UPON THE PREMISES OF AN ESTABLISHMENT FOR WHICH A
LICENSE FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR ON-PREMISES  CONSUMPTION
HAS BEEN ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW.
  S 2. Section 265.20 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdi-
vision e to read as follows:
  E.  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  SUBDIVISION THREE-A OF SECTION 265.01 OF THIS
ARTICLE SHALL NOT APPLY TO:
  (1) A PERSON WHO IS AN OWNER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE LICENSED PREMISES  FOR
THE  SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION WHO HAS THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF PROTECTING SUCH ESTABLISHMENT AND ITS PATRONS; OR
  (2) A CLUB MEMBER OF A CLUB AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION NINE OF  SECTION
THREE  OF  THE  ALCOHOLIC  BEVERAGE  CONTROL LAW, WHO IS LOCATED ON SUCH
PREMISES OR PORTION OF SUCH PREMISES THAT IS USED  EXCLUSIVELY  BY  SUCH
MEMBERS FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES INCLUDING THE
EXTERIOR  GROUNDS  OF  ANY GOLF COURSE OR OUTDOOR RECREATION AREA AFFIL-
IATED WITH SUCH CLUB.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04848-01-1

              

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