assembly Bill A3421A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to firearms; repealer

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 05, 2018 print number 3421a
Feb 05, 2018 amend and recommit to codes
Jan 03, 2018 referred to codes
Jan 27, 2017 referred to codes

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A3421 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3958
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §400.03, amd §§265.00, 400.00 & 400.02, Pen L; amd §§9.46, 7.09 & 13.09, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8196, S5837
2019-2020: S3930
2021-2022: S5338
2023-2024: S2338

A3421 - Summary

Relates to firearms; authorizes the transfer of certain weapons from an estate to an immediate member of the decedent's family; relates to reports of substantial risk or threat of harm by mental health professionals; and repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto.

A3421 - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  3421

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. BRINDISI, BARCLAY, BLANKENBUSH, BUTLER, CROUCH,
  CURRAN, DiPIETRO, FRIEND, GIGLIO,  GOODELL,  McDONOUGH,  KOLB,  LALOR,
  MURRAY,  OAKS, PALMESANO, MONTESANO, SCHIMMINGER, STEC, WALTER -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to authorizing  the  transfer
  of  certain  weapons  from  an  estate  to  an immediate member of the
  decedent's family; to amend the penal law, in relation to  the  filing
  of  approved  applications  for licenses to carry, possess, repair and
  dispose of firearms; to amend the mental hygiene law, in  relation  to
  reports of substantial risk or threat of harm by mental health profes-
  sionals;  to  amend  the  penal law, in relation to licenses to carry,
  possess, repair and dispose of firearms; and to repeal section  400.03
  of the penal law relating to sellers of ammunition

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

  Section 1.  Section 400.03 of the penal law is REPEALED.
  § 2. Paragraph (g) of subdivision 22 of section 265.00  of  the  penal
law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (vii) to read as follows:
  (VII)  ANY WEAPON LEGALLY POSSESSED AND VALIDLY REGISTERED PURSUANT TO
SUBDIVISION SIXTEEN-A OF SECTION 400.00 OF THIS CHAPTER  PRIOR  TO  SUCH
PERSON'S  DEATH AND BEQUEATHED OR PASSED THROUGH INTESTACY TO AN IMMEDI-
ATE FAMILY MEMBER OF THE DECEASED. SUCH WEAPONS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO  THE
PROVISIONS  OF  PARAGRAPH  (H) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
SUBPARAGRAPH, THE MEANING OF IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER IS  AS  DEFINED  BY
SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  SECTION  EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT OF THE GENERAL
BUSINESS LAW;
  § 3. Paragraph (h) of subdivision 22 of section 265.00  of  the  penal
law,  as  added  by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as
follows:
  (h) (I) Any weapon defined in paragraph (e) or (f) of this subdivision
and any large  capacity  ammunition  feeding  device  that  was  legally

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

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A3421A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3958
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §400.03, amd §§265.00, 400.00 & 400.02, Pen L; amd §§9.46, 7.09 & 13.09, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8196, S5837
2019-2020: S3930
2021-2022: S5338
2023-2024: S2338

A3421A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to firearms; authorizes the transfer of certain weapons from an estate to an immediate member of the decedent's family; relates to reports of substantial risk or threat of harm by mental health professionals; and repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto.

A3421A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                 3421--A

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. BRINDISI, BARCLAY, BLANKENBUSH, BUTLER, CROUCH,
  CURRAN, DiPIETRO, FRIEND, GIGLIO,  GOODELL,  McDONOUGH,  KOLB,  LALOR,
  MURRAY,  OAKS, PALMESANO, MONTESANO, SCHIMMINGER, STEC, WALTER -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on  Codes  --  recommitted  to  the
  Committee  on  Codes  in  accordance  with  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the penal law, in relation to authorizing the transfer
  of certain weapons from an  estate  to  an  immediate  member  of  the
  decedent's  family;  to amend the penal law, in relation to the filing
  of approved applications for licenses to carry,  possess,  repair  and
  dispose  of  firearms; to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to
  reports of substantial risk or threat of harm by mental health profes-
  sionals; to amend the penal law, in relation  to  licenses  to  carry,
  possess,  repair and dispose of firearms; and to repeal section 400.03
  of the penal law relating to sellers of ammunition

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

  Section 1. Section 400.03 of the penal law is REPEALED.
  §  2.  Paragraph  (g) of subdivision 22 of section 265.00 of the penal
law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (vii) to read as follows:
  (VII) ANY WEAPON LEGALLY POSSESSED AND VALIDLY REGISTERED PURSUANT  TO
SUBDIVISION  SIXTEEN-A  OF  SECTION 400.00 OF THIS CHAPTER PRIOR TO SUCH
PERSON'S DEATH AND BEQUEATHED OR PASSED THROUGH INTESTACY TO AN  IMMEDI-
ATE  FAMILY MEMBER OF THE DECEASED. SUCH WEAPONS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (H) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
SUBPARAGRAPH,  THE  MEANING  OF IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER IS AS DEFINED BY
SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED  NINETY-EIGHT  OF  THE  GENERAL
BUSINESS LAW;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02060-03-8