Senate Bill S7820

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Expedites the firearm license application process for retired veterans and law enforcement

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

  • 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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2015-S7820 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §400.00, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S4239

2015-S7820 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expedites the firearm license application process for retired veterans and law enforcement to three months.

2015-S7820 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7820 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7820

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 12, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DILAN  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
  ty and Military Affairs

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation  to  expediting  the  firearm
  license application process for retired veterans and law enforcement

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 4-a of section 400.00  of  the  penal  law,  as
added by chapter 233 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as follows:
  4-a.  Processing  of  license  applications. Applications for licenses
shall be accepted for processing by the licensing officer at the time of
presentment. Except upon written notice to  the  applicant  specifically
stating  the  reasons  for any delay, in each case the licensing officer
shall act upon any application for a license pursuant  to  this  section
within  six  months of the date of presentment of such an application to
the appropriate  authority;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  APPLICATIONS  BY
PERSONS  WHO HAVE FIVE OR MORE YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE HANDLING
A FIREARM SHALL BE ACTED  UPON  WITHIN  THREE  MONTHS  OF  THE  DATE  OF
PRESENTMENT  OF  SUCH AN APPLICATION TO THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY.  Such
delay may only be for good cause and with respect to the  applicant.  In
acting  upon an application, the licensing officer shall either deny the
application for reasons specifically and concisely stated in writing  or
grant the application and issue the license applied for.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15239-02-6

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