Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 17, 2016 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S7857
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection 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
2015-S7857 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9817
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง399-rr, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
-
S1508
2015-S7857 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7857 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general business law, in relation to firearms designed to look like objects PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : The purpose of this legislation is to prohibit firearms that look like objects such as a cell phone or a pen. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1. Section 399-rr is added to the General Business Law, and reads as follows: Firearms designed to look like objects; prohibited. (a) No person, firm or corporation shall manufacture, import, sell, offer, give or lend a firearm designed to look like an object other than a firearm, including but not limited to, firearms designed to look like a pen or a cell phone. (b) Any person, firm or corporation who knowingly violates any provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor punishable as provided for in the Penal Law. Section 2. Establishes the effective date. JUSTIFICATION : While our Constitution permits the possession of firearms, a line must
2015-S7857 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7857 I N S E N A T E May 17, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to firearms designed to look like objects THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 399-rr to read as follows: S 399-RR. FIREARMS DESIGNED TO LOOK LIKE OBJECTS; PROHIBITED. (A) NO PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION SHALL MANUFACTURE, IMPORT, SELL, OFFER, GIVE OR LEND A FIREARM DESIGNED TO LOOK LIKE AN OBJECT OTHER THAN A FIREARM, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FIREARMS DESIGNED TO LOOK LIKE A PEN OR A CELLPHONE. (B) ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION WHO KNOWINGLY VIOLATES ANY PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE PENAL LAW. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14967-03-6
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