| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| May 27, 2016 |
print number 7470a |
| May 27, 2016 |
amend (t) and recommit to codes |
| May 04, 2016 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S7470A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
Actions
Bill Amendments
2015-S7470 - Details
2015-S7470 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7470
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to creating the offense of
operating as a major firearms trafficker and establishing sentencing
guidelines
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :
To elevate criminal penalties for major firearm traffickers
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
Section 1 of the bill establishes the new criminal offense of
operating as a major firearms trafficker, as an A-1 felony. A person
is guilty of this offense if such person unlawfully sells, exchanges,
gives or disposes of to another person at least twenty firearms within
a one year period. A person would also be guilty of this offense if
such person unlawfully possesses with intent to sell at least twenty
firearms.
Section 2 of the bill provides that operating as a major firearms
trafficker would be subject to a minimum period of imprisonment of 15
years.
2015-S7470 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
7470
I N S E N A T E
May 4, 2016
___________
Introduced by Sen. KLEIN -- 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 creating the offense of
operating as a major firearms trafficker and establishing sentencing
guidelines
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 265.46 to
read as follows:
S 265.46 OPERATING AS A MAJOR FIREARMS TRAFFICKER.
A PERSON IS GUILTY OF OPERATING AS A MAJOR FIREARMS TRAFFICKER WHEN
SUCH PERSON:
(1) UNLAWFULLY SELLS, EXCHANGES, GIVES OR DISPOSES OF TO ANOTHER
PERSON OR PERSONS A TOTAL OF TWENTY OR MORE FIREARMS IN A PERIOD OF NOT
MORE THAN ONE YEAR; OR
(2) UNLAWFULLY POSSESSES WITH INTENT TO SELL TWENTY OR MORE FIREARMS.
OPERATING AS A MAJOR FIREARMS TRAFFICKER IS A CLASS A-I FELONY.
S 2. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section
70.00 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 107 of the laws of 2006,
is amended to read as follows:
(i) For a class A-I felony, such minimum period shall not be less than
fifteen years nor more than twenty-five years; provided, however, that
(A) where a sentence, other than a sentence of death or life imprison-
ment without parole, is imposed upon a defendant convicted of murder in
the first degree as defined in section 125.27 of this chapter such mini-
mum period shall be not less than twenty years nor more than twenty-five
years, and, (B) where a sentence is imposed upon a defendant convicted
of murder in the second degree as defined in subdivision five of section
125.25 of this chapter or convicted of aggravated murder as defined in
section 125.26 of this chapter, the sentence shall be life imprisonment
without parole, and, (C) where a sentence is imposed upon a defendant
convicted of attempted murder in the first degree as defined in article
one hundred ten of this chapter and subparagraph (i), (ii) or (iii) of
paragraph (a) of subdivision one and paragraph (b) of subdivision one of
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
2015-S7470A (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S7470A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7470A
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to creating the offense of
operating as a major firearms trafficker
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :
To enhance criminal penalties for major firearm traffickers
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
Section 1 of the bill establishes the new criminal offense of
operating as a major firearms trafficker, as an A-1 felony. A person
is guilty of this offense if such person unlawfully sells, exchanges,
gives or disposes of to another person at least twenty firearms within
a one year period. A person would also be guilty of this offense if
such person unlawfully possesses with intent to sell at least twenty
firearms.
Section 2 of the bill provides that this Act shall take effect
immediately.
JUSTIFICATION :
2015-S7470A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
7470--A
I N S E N A T E
May 4, 2016
___________
Introduced by Sen. KLEIN -- 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 creating the offense of
operating as a major firearms trafficker
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 265.46 to
read as follows:
S 265.46 OPERATING AS A MAJOR FIREARMS TRAFFICKER.
A PERSON IS GUILTY OF OPERATING AS A MAJOR FIREARMS TRAFFICKER WHEN
SUCH PERSON:
(1) UNLAWFULLY SELLS, EXCHANGES, GIVES OR DISPOSES OF TO ANOTHER
PERSON OR PERSONS A TOTAL OF TWENTY OR MORE FIREARMS IN A PERIOD OF NOT
MORE THAN ONE YEAR; OR
(2) UNLAWFULLY POSSESSES WITH INTENT TO SELL TWENTY OR MORE FIREARMS.
OPERATING AS A MAJOR FIREARMS TRAFFICKER IS A CLASS A-I 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.
LBD15149-02-6
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