Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to codes |
Feb 12, 2013 |
print number 1796a |
Feb 12, 2013 |
amend and recommit to codes |
Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S1796A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2013-S1796 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §400.00, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
-
S5914
2013-S1796 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1796 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to expiration and renewal provisions of certain firearms licenses PURPOSE: Extends statewide, the requirement that a license to carry or possess a firearm be renewed every 2 years. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one: Amends subdivision 10 of section 400.00 of the penal law to extend license expiration and renewal regulations for pistols or revolvers. Any license to carry or possess a pistol or revolver, shall expire not more than two years after the date of issuance. Section two: The bill takes effect immediately. JUSTIFICATION: New York state requires individuals to obtain a license in order to lawfully carry or possess a firearm. Prior to the issuance of such license, an investigation must be conducted by law enforcement officers to verify that all statements in the applicant's license application are true. Typically, the investigating officer interviews the references named in the application. In addition, records of the department of mental hygiene must be made available for
2013-S1796 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1796 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. ESPAILLAT, KRUEGER, PARKER -- 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 expiration and renewal provisions of certain firearms licenses THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 10 of section 400.00 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 447 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows: 10. License: expiration, certification and renewal. Any license for gunsmith or dealer in firearms and, in the city of New York, any license to carry or possess a pistol or revolver, issued at any time pursuant to this section or prior to the first day of July, nineteen hundred sixty- three and not limited to expire on an earlier date fixed in the license, shall expire not more than [three] TWO years after the date of issuance. In the counties of Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester, any license to carry or possess a pistol or revolver, issued at any time pursuant to this section or prior to the first day of July, nineteen hundred sixty-three and not limited to expire on an earlier date fixed in the license, shall expire not more than [five] TWO years after the date of issuance; howev- er, in the county of Westchester, any such license shall be certified prior to the first day of April, two thousand, in accordance with a schedule to be contained in regulations promulgated by the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services, and every such license shall be recertified every [five] TWO years thereafter. For purposes of this section certification shall mean that the licensee shall provide to the licensing officer the following information only: current name, date of birth, current address, and the make, model, caliber and serial number of all firearms currently possessed. Such certification informa- tion shall be filed by the licensing officer in the same manner as an EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2013-S1796A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §400.00, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
-
S5914
2013-S1796A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1796A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to expiration and renewal provisions of certain firearms licenses PURPOSE: Extends statewide, the requirement that a license to carry or possess a firearm be renewed every 2 years. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one: Amends subdivision 10 of section 400.00 of the penal law to extend license expiration and renewal regulations for pistols or revol- vers. Any license to carry or possess a pistol or revolver, shall expire not more than two years after the date of issuance. Section two: The bill takes effect immediately. JUSTIFICATION: New York state requires individuals to obtain a license in order to lawfully carry or possess a firearm. Prior to the issuance of such license, an investigation must be conducted by law enforcement officers to verify that all statements in the applicant's license appli- cation are true. Typically, the investigating officer interviews the references named in the application. In addition, records of the depart- ment of mental hygiene must be made available for inspection by such officer and fingerprints must be taken from the applicant in order to conduct a criminal history check.
2013-S1796A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1796--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. ESPAILLAT, KRUEGER, PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to expiration and renewal provisions of certain firearms licenses THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 10 of section 400.00 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 447 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows: 10. License: expiration, certification and renewal. Any license for gunsmith or dealer in firearms and, in the city of New York, any license to carry or possess a pistol or revolver, issued at any time pursuant to this section or prior to the first day of July, nineteen hundred sixty- three and not limited to expire on an earlier date fixed in the license, shall expire not more than [three] TWO years after the date of issuance. In the counties of Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester, any license to carry or possess a pistol or revolver, issued at any time pursuant to this section or prior to the first day of July, nineteen hundred sixty-three and not limited to expire on an earlier date fixed in the license, shall expire not more than [five] TWO years after the date of issuance; howev- er, in the county of Westchester, any such license shall be certified prior to the first day of April, two thousand, in accordance with a schedule to be contained in regulations promulgated by the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services, and every such license shall be recertified every [five] TWO years thereafter. For purposes of this section certification shall mean that the licensee shall provide to the licensing officer the following information only: current name, date of birth, current address, and the make, model, caliber and serial EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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