Senate Bill S739

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides that a license to possess a pistol or revolver shall permit the licensee to carry such weapon concealed

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes 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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2017-S739 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6871
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §400.00, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7453, A10502
2019-2020: S682, A1701
2021-2022: S3206, A3538
2023-2024: S1703

2017-S739 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a license to possess a pistol or revolver shall permit the licensee to carry such weapon concealed.

2017-S739 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S739 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    739
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. ORTT, SEWARD -- 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  licenses  to  carry  and
   possess firearms
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of  section  400.00  of  the  penal  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  189  of  the  laws  of 2000, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2. Types of licenses. A license for gunsmith  or  dealer  in  firearms
 shall  be  issued  to engage in such business. A license for a pistol or
 revolver, other than an assault weapon or  a  disguised  gun,  shall  be
 issued  to [(a) have and] possess [in his dwelling by a householder; (b)
 have and possess in his place of business by a merchant or  storekeeper;
 (c) have] and carry concealed [while so employed by a messenger employed
 by  a  banking  institution  or  express  company;  (d)  have  and carry
 concealed by a justice of the supreme court in the first or second judi-
 cial departments, or by a judge of the New York city civil court or  the
 New  York  city  criminal  court;  (e) have and carry concealed while so
 employed by a regular employee of an institution of the state, or of any
 county, city, town or  village,  under  control  of  a  commissioner  of
 correction  of  the city or any warden, superintendent or head keeper of
 any state prison, penitentiary, workhouse, county jail or other institu-
 tion for the detention of persons convicted or accused of crime or  held
 as witnesses in criminal cases, provided that application is made there-
 for  by  such  commissioner,  warden, superintendent or head keeper; (f)
 have and carry concealed,] without regard  to  employment  or  place  of
 possession[,  by  any  person  when proper cause exists for the issuance
 thereof; and (g) have, possess, collect and carry antique pistols  which
 are  defined as follows: (i) any single shot, muzzle loading pistol with
 a matchlock, flintlock, percussion cap,  or  similar  type  of  ignition

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

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