Senate Bill S879A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Limits the application of the "safe act" to the counties of Kings, Queens, Richmond, New York and Bronx; repealer

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  • 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-S879 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§330.20, 380.96 & 530.14, CP L; amd §§842-a, 846-a, 446-a, 552, 656-a, 780-a & 1056-a, Fam Ct Act; amd §§240 & 252, Dom Rel L; amd Art 39-DDD Art Head, §898, Gen Bus L; amd §212, Judy L; amd §§7.09 & 9.46, Ment Hyg L; amd §§265.00, 265.01-b, 265.20, 265.36, 265.37, 265.45, 400.00, 400.03 & 400.10, rpld §400.02, Pen L; amd §2509, SCPA
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7897
2019-2020: S266
2021-2022: S3636
2023-2024: S2417

2017-S879 - Summary

Limits the application of the "safe act" to the counties of Kings, Queens, Richmond, New York and Bronx.

2017-S879 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S879 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    879
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. ORTT, AKSHAR, FUNKE, RITCHIE, SEWARD -- read twice
   and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, the family  court  act,  the
   domestic  relations  law, the general business law, the judiciary law,
   the mental hygiene law, the penal law and the surrogate's court proce-
   dure  act,  in  relation  to  limiting  the  application  of   certain
   provisions  of  law  relating  to firearms to the counties of Suffolk,
   Nassau, Kings, Queens, Richmond, New York, Bronx and Westchester;  and
   to  repeal  section  400.02 of the penal law relating to the statewide
   license and record database
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2-a of section 330.20 of the criminal procedure
 law,  as  added  by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2-a. Firearm, rifle or shotgun surrender order  IN  CERTAIN  COUNTIES.
 [Upon]  IN THE COUNTIES OF SUFFOLK, NASSAU, KINGS, QUEENS, RICHMOND, NEW
 YORK, BRONX AND WESTCHESTER, UPON entry of a verdict of not  responsible
 by  reason of mental disease or defect, or upon the acceptance of a plea
 of not responsible by reason of mental disease  or  defect,  or  upon  a
 finding  that the defendant is an incapacitated person pursuant to arti-
 cle seven hundred thirty of this chapter, the  court  shall  revoke  the
 defendant's  firearm license, if any, inquire of the defendant as to the
 existence and location  of  any  firearm,  rifle  or  shotgun  owned  or
 possessed  by  such  defendant and direct the surrender of such firearm,
 rifle or shotgun pursuant to subparagraph (f) of paragraph one of subdi-
 vision a of section 265.20 and subdivision six of section 400.05 of  the
 penal law.
   § 2. Section 380.96 of the criminal procedure law, as added by chapter
 1 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:

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

co-Sponsors

2017-S879A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§330.20, 380.96 & 530.14, CP L; amd §§842-a, 846-a, 446-a, 552, 656-a, 780-a & 1056-a, Fam Ct Act; amd §§240 & 252, Dom Rel L; amd Art 39-DDD Art Head, §898, Gen Bus L; amd §212, Judy L; amd §§7.09 & 9.46, Ment Hyg L; amd §§265.00, 265.01-b, 265.20, 265.36, 265.37, 265.45, 400.00, 400.03 & 400.10, rpld §400.02, Pen L; amd §2509, SCPA
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7897
2019-2020: S266
2021-2022: S3636
2023-2024: S2417

2017-S879A - Summary

Limits the application of the "safe act" to the counties of Kings, Queens, Richmond, New York and Bronx.

2017-S879A - Sponsor Memo

2017-S879A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  879--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  ORTT,  AKSHAR, BONACIC, FUNKE, GALLIVAN, HELMING,
   MARCHIONE, RITCHIE, SEWARD, TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes --  commit-
   tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
   mitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, the family  court  act,  the
   domestic  relations  law, the general business law, the judiciary law,
   the mental hygiene law, the penal law and the surrogate's court proce-
   dure  act,  in  relation  to  limiting  the  application  of   certain
   provisions  of  law  relating  to  firearms  to the counties of Kings,
   Queens, Richmond, New York and Bronx; and to repeal section 400.02  of
   the penal law relating to the statewide license and record database
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2-a of section 330.20 of the criminal procedure
 law, as added by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, is amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   2-a.  Firearm,  rifle  or shotgun surrender order IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
 [Upon] IN THE COUNTIES OF KINGS, QUEENS, RICHMOND, NEW YORK  AND  BRONX,
 UPON  entry  of a verdict of not responsible by reason of mental disease
 or defect, or upon the acceptance of a plea of not responsible by reason
 of mental disease or defect, or upon a finding that the defendant is  an
 incapacitated  person  pursuant  to article seven hundred thirty of this
 chapter, the court shall revoke the defendant's firearm license, if any,
 inquire of the defendant  as  to  the  existence  and  location  of  any
 firearm,  rifle  or  shotgun  owned  or  possessed by such defendant and
 direct the surrender of such  firearm,  rifle  or  shotgun  pursuant  to
 subparagraph (f) of paragraph one of subdivision a of section 265.20 and
 subdivision six of section 400.05 of the penal law.
   § 2. Section 380.96 of the criminal procedure law, as added by chapter
 1 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2017-S879B - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§330.20, 380.96 & 530.14, CP L; amd §§842-a, 846-a, 446-a, 552, 656-a, 780-a & 1056-a, Fam Ct Act; amd §§240 & 252, Dom Rel L; amd Art 39-DDD Art Head, §898, Gen Bus L; amd §212, Judy L; amd §§7.09 & 9.46, Ment Hyg L; amd §§265.00, 265.01-b, 265.20, 265.36, 265.37, 265.45, 400.00, 400.03 & 400.10, rpld §400.02, Pen L; amd §2509, SCPA
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7897
2019-2020: S266
2021-2022: S3636
2023-2024: S2417

2017-S879B - Summary

Limits the application of the "safe act" to the counties of Kings, Queens, Richmond, New York and Bronx.

2017-S879B - Sponsor Memo

2017-S879B - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  879--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  ORTT,  AKSHAR, AMEDORE, BONACIC, FUNKE, GALLIVAN,
   GRIFFO, HELMING,  LARKIN,  MARCHIONE,  RANZENHOFER,  RITCHIE,  SEWARD,
   TEDISCO,  YOUNG -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
   be committed to the Committee on Codes -- committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the criminal procedure law, the family court act, the
   domestic relations law, the general business law, the  judiciary  law,
   the mental hygiene law, the penal law and the surrogate's court proce-
   dure   act,  in  relation  to  limiting  the  application  of  certain
   provisions of law relating to  firearms  to  the  counties  of  Kings,
   Queens,  Richmond, New York and Bronx; and to repeal section 400.02 of
   the penal law relating to the statewide license and record database
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2-a of section 330.20 of the criminal procedure
 law,  as  added  by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2-a. Firearm, rifle or shotgun surrender order  IN  CERTAIN  COUNTIES.
 [Upon]  IN  THE COUNTIES OF KINGS, QUEENS, RICHMOND, NEW YORK AND BRONX,
 UPON entry of a verdict of not responsible by reason of  mental  disease
 or defect, or upon the acceptance of a plea of not responsible by reason
 of  mental disease or defect, or upon a finding that the defendant is an
 incapacitated person pursuant to article seven hundred  thirty  of  this
 chapter, the court shall revoke the defendant's firearm license, if any,
 inquire  of  the  defendant  as  to  the  existence  and location of any
 firearm, rifle or shotgun owned  or  possessed  by  such  defendant  and
 direct  the  surrender  of  such  firearm,  rifle or shotgun pursuant to
 subparagraph (f) of paragraph one of subdivision a of section 265.20 and
 subdivision six of section 400.05 of the penal law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2017-S879C (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§330.20, 380.96 & 530.14, CP L; amd §§842-a, 846-a, 446-a, 552, 656-a, 780-a & 1056-a, Fam Ct Act; amd §§240 & 252, Dom Rel L; amd Art 39-DDD Art Head, §898, Gen Bus L; amd §212, Judy L; amd §§7.09 & 9.46, Ment Hyg L; amd §§265.00, 265.01-b, 265.20, 265.36, 265.37, 265.45, 400.00, 400.03 & 400.10, rpld §400.02, Pen L; amd §2509, SCPA
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7897
2019-2020: S266
2021-2022: S3636
2023-2024: S2417

2017-S879C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Limits the application of the "safe act" to the counties of Kings, Queens, Richmond, New York and Bronx.

2017-S879C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S879C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  879--C
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  ORTT,  AKSHAR, AMEDORE, BONACIC, FUNKE, GALLIVAN,
   GRIFFO, HELMING,  LARKIN,  MARCHIONE,  RANZENHOFER,  RITCHIE,  SEWARD,
   TEDISCO,  YOUNG -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
   be committed to the Committee on Codes -- committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended  and  recommitted  to  said committee -- committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the criminal procedure law, the family court act, the
   domestic relations law, the general business law, the  judiciary  law,
   the mental hygiene law, the penal law and the surrogate's court proce-
   dure   act,  in  relation  to  limiting  the  application  of  certain
   provisions of law relating to  firearms  to  the  counties  of  Kings,
   Queens,  Richmond, New York and Bronx; and to repeal section 400.02 of
   the penal law relating to the statewide license and record database
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 2-a of section 330.20 of the criminal procedure
 law,  as  added  by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2-a. Firearm, rifle or shotgun surrender order  IN  CERTAIN  COUNTIES.
 [Upon]  IN  THE COUNTIES OF KINGS, QUEENS, RICHMOND, NEW YORK AND BRONX,
 UPON entry of a verdict of not responsible by reason of  mental  disease
 or defect, or upon the acceptance of a plea of not responsible by reason
 of  mental disease or defect, or upon a finding that the defendant is an
 incapacitated person pursuant to article seven hundred  thirty  of  this
 chapter, the court shall revoke the defendant's firearm license, if any,
 inquire  of  the  defendant  as  to  the  existence  and location of any
 firearm, rifle or shotgun owned  or  possessed  by  such  defendant  and
 direct  the  surrender  of  such  firearm,  rifle or shotgun pursuant to
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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