| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jun 02, 2014 |
print number 6711a |
| Jun 02, 2014 |
amend and recommit to codes |
| Mar 03, 2014 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S6711A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
Actions
Bill Amendments
2013-S6711 - Details
2013-S6711 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6711
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to
possession of firearms on property owned by or held in trust for SUNY
ESF
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To restore hunting rights on SUNY ESF property.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends Section 265.01-a of the penal law pertaining to
criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds. The bill adds the
language "held in trust" when describing exemptions under this
provision of the law.
Section 2 shall make the effective date immediately.
JUSTIFICATION:
In the fall of 2013, SUNY ESF announced that it would ban hunting on
5,300 acres of its property in the North Country. This land had been
regularly used by SUNY ESF's students and faculty for research and as
well as being a popular location for small and big game hunters.
2013-S6711 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6711
I N S E N A T E
March 3, 2014
___________
Introduced by Sen. DeFRANCISCO -- 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 possession of firearms on
property owned by or held in trust for SUNY ESF
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 265.01-a of the penal law, as added by chapter 1 of
the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
S 265.01-a Criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds.
A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon on school
grounds when he or she knowingly has in his or her possession a rifle,
shotgun, or firearm in or upon a building or grounds, used for educa-
tional purposes, of any school, college, or university, except the
forestry lands, wherever located, HELD IN TRUST FOR OR owned and main-
tained by the State University of New York college of environmental
science and forestry, or upon a school bus as defined in section one
hundred forty-two of the vehicle and traffic law, without the written
authorization of such educational institution.
Criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds is a class E felony.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13060-01-3
2013-S6711A (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S6711A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6711A
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to
possession of firearms on property owned by or held in trust for SUNY
ESF
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To restore hunting rights on SUNY ESF property.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends Section 265.01-a of the penal law pertaining to
criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds. The bill adds the
language "held in trust" when describing exemptions under this
provision of the law.
Section 2 shall make the effective date immediately.
JUSTIFICATION:
In the fall of 2013, SUNY ESF announced that it would ban hunting on
5,300 acres of its property in the North Country. This land had been
regularly used by SUNY ESF's students and faculty for research and as
well as being a popular location for small and big game hunters.
2013-S6711A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6711--A
I N S E N A T E
March 3, 2014
___________
Introduced by Sen. DeFRANCISCO -- 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 possession of firearms on
property owned by or held in trust for SUNY ESF
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 265.01-a of the penal law, as added by chapter 1 of
the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
S 265.01-a[.] Criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds.
A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon on school
grounds when he or she knowingly has in his or her possession a rifle,
shotgun, or firearm in or upon a building or grounds, used for educa-
tional purposes, of any school, college, or university, except the
forestry lands, wherever located, owned [and], maintained [by] OR HELD
IN TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NEW YORK STATE COLLEGE OF FORESTRY AT
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, NOW KNOWN AS the State University of New York
college of environmental science and forestry, or upon a school bus as
defined in section one hundred forty-two of the vehicle and traffic law,
without the written authorization of such educational institution.
Criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds is a class E felony.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13060-02-4
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