Assembly Bill A2685

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes the municipal gun buyback program and municipal gun buyback program fund

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S2449 - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2019-A2685 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2449
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §233, Exec L; add §97-cc, St Fin L

2019-A2685 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the municipal gun buyback program by the division of state police for the voluntary return of guns; establishes the municipal gun buyback program fund to fund the program.

2019-A2685 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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     S. 2449                                                  A. 2685
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 24, 2019
                                ___________
 
 IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by  Sens.  MAYER,  STEWART-COUSINS, ADDABBO,
   BAILEY, BENJAMIN, BIAGGI, BRESLIN, BROOKS, CARLUCCI, COMRIE, GAUGHRAN,
   GIANARIS, GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM,  HOYLMAN,  JACKSON,  KAMINSKY,  KAPLAN,
   KAVANAGH,  KRUEGER,  LIU,  MONTGOMERY,  MYRIE, PARKER, PERSAUD, RAMOS,
   SALAZAR, SAVINO, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY, THOMAS -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee on Codes
 
 IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, HEASTIE, LENTOL,
   PEOPLES-STOKES, GOTTFRIED, ABINANTI, JAFFEE,  WEPRIN,  CRUZ,  FRONTUS,
   GRIFFIN,  JACOBSON, PICHARDO, REYES, SAYEGH, STECK, STERN -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  the
   municipal  gun buyback program; and to amend the state finance law, in
   relation to the municipal gun buyback program fund
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 233 to
 read as follows:
   §  233.  MUNICIPAL GUN BUYBACK PROGRAM. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED
 WITHIN THE DIVISION OF THE STATE POLICE A MUNICIPAL GUN BUYBACK PROGRAM.
 AGENCIES APPROVED BY  THE  SUPERINTENDENT  MAY  PARTICIPATE  SUBJECT  TO
 AVAILABLE  APPROPRIATIONS  AND  FUNDS  IN THE MUNICIPAL GUN BUYBACK FUND
 ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-SEVEN-CC  OF  THE  STATE  FINANCE
 LAW.
   2.  THE  DIVISION  OF  STATE POLICE SHALL ADMINISTER THE MUNICIPAL GUN
 BUYBACK PROGRAM AND PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS THE  SUPERINTENDENT
 DEEMS NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH PROGRAM. SUCH RULES SHALL
 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 SA                                                         LBD08822-02-9

              

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