Senate Bill S6649

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Creates the offense of operating as a major firearms trafficker

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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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2019-S6649 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A674
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §265.46, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7470, A10173
2017-2018: S4385, A360
2021-2022: S1922, A659
2023-2024: S6302, A4229

2019-S6649 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the class A-I felony of operating as a major firearms trafficker.

2019-S6649 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6649 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6649
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              August 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to creating  the  offense  of
   operating as a major firearms trafficker
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 265.46  to
 read as follows:
 § 265.46 OPERATING AS A MAJOR FIREARMS TRAFFICKER.
   A  PERSON  IS  GUILTY OF OPERATING AS A MAJOR FIREARMS TRAFFICKER WHEN
 SUCH PERSON:
   (1) UNLAWFULLY SELLS, EXCHANGES,  GIVES  OR  DISPOSES  OF  TO  ANOTHER
 PERSON  OR PERSONS A TOTAL OF TWENTY OR MORE FIREARMS IN A PERIOD OF NOT
 MORE THAN ONE YEAR; OR
   (2) UNLAWFULLY POSSESSES WITH INTENT TO SELL TWENTY OR MORE FIREARMS.
   OPERATING AS A MAJOR FIREARMS TRAFFICKER IS A CLASS A-I FELONY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03708-01-9



              

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