| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2019 | signed chap.138 |
| Jul 30, 2019 | delivered to governor |
| Jan 29, 2019 | returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.18 substituted for a1715a |
| Jan 29, 2019 | substituted by s101a |
| Jan 28, 2019 | ordered to third reading rules cal.18 rules report cal.18 reported reported referred to rules |
| Jan 24, 2019 | print number 1715a |
| Jan 24, 2019 | amend and recommit to codes |
| Jan 16, 2019 | referred to codes |
assembly Bill A1715A
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GRIFFIN
Current Bill Status Via S101 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Anthony D'Urso
Carl Heastie
Joseph Lentol
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
A1715 - Details
A1715 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1715
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 16, 2019
___________
Introduced by M. of A. GRIFFIN, D'URSO -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to limiting educational
institutions ability to authorize the possession of a weapon on school
grounds
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 265.01-a of the penal law, as added by chapter 1 of
the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
§ 265.01-a[.] Criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds.
A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon on school
grounds when he or she knowingly has in his or her possession a rifle,
shotgun, or firearm in or upon a building or grounds, used for educa-
tional purposes, of any school, college, or university, except the
forestry lands, wherever located, owned and maintained by the State
University of New York college of environmental science and forestry, or
upon a school bus as defined in section one hundred forty-two of the
vehicle and traffic law, without the written authorization of such
educational institution. NO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION SHALL ISSUE SUCH
WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION TO ANY TEACHER, PROFESSOR, ADMINISTRATOR, OR OTHER
PERSON WHO IS NOT PRIMARILY EMPLOYED AS A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER, LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, OR SECURITY GUARD AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION SIX OF
SECTION EIGHTY-NINE-F OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, REGARDLESS OF THE
PERSON'S EMPLOYMENT DIRECTLY BY THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION OR BY A
THIRD PARTY THAT PROVIDES SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OR
SECURITY SERVICES TO THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.
Criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds is a class E felony.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03454-01-9
Co-Sponsors
Anthony D'Urso
Carl Heastie
Joseph Lentol
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
A1715A (ACTIVE) - Details
A1715A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1715--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 16, 2019
___________
Introduced by M. of A. GRIFFIN, D'URSO, HEASTIE, LENTOL, PEOPLES-STOKES,
GOTTFRIED, CRUZ, FRONTUS, JACOBSON, PICHARDO, REYES, STECK -- read
once and referred to the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged,
bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
committee
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to limiting educational
institutions ability to authorize the possession of a weapon on school
grounds
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 265.01-a of the penal law, as added by chapter 1 of
the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
§ 265.01-a[.] Criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds.
A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon on school
grounds when he or she knowingly has in his or her possession a rifle,
shotgun, or firearm in or upon a building or grounds, used for educa-
tional purposes, of any school, college, or university, except the
forestry lands, wherever located, owned and maintained by the State
University of New York college of environmental science and forestry, or
upon a school bus as defined in section one hundred forty-two of the
vehicle and traffic law, without the written authorization of such
educational institution; PROVIDED, HOWEVER NO SCHOOL, AS DEFINED IN
SUBDIVISION TEN OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THE EDUCATION
LAW, SHALL ISSUE SUCH WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION TO ANY TEACHER, SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATOR, OR OTHER PERSON EMPLOYED AT THE SCHOOL WHO IS NOT PRIMA-
RILY EMPLOYED AS A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER, POLICE OFFICER, PEACE OFFI-
CER, OR SECURITY GUARD WHO HAS BEEN ISSUED A SPECIAL ARMED GUARD REGIS-
TRATION CARD AS DEFINED IN SECTION EIGHTY-NINE-F OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS
LAW, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE PERSON IS EMPLOYED DIRECTLY BY SUCH
SCHOOL OR BY A THIRD PARTY.
Criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds is a class E felony.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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