Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 19, 2017 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
Feb 06, 2017 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S4239
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- 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
2017-S4239 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §400.00, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
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2017-S4239 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4239 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the penal law, in relation to expediting the firearm license application process for retired veterans and law enforcement PURPOSE : Amend chapter 31 of the laws of 1909 relating to Indians, the Indian law, the general municipal law, the education law, and the criminal procedure law, to rename the Indian law as the Native American law. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Sections 1-5 of this legislation replace references of Indian law with Native American law. Section 6 establishes an immediate effective date. JUSTIFICATION : The use of the term Indian is offensive, outdated and inaccurate. New York State has acted to replace similarly offensive language from law in the past. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
2017-S4239 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4239 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 6, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DILAN -- 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 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. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09278-01-7
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