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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Current Bill Status Via S2449 - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor Calendar
    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
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Actions

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jul 31, 2019 signed chap.139
Jul 30, 2019 delivered to governor
Jan 29, 2019 returned to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading rules cal.22
substituted for a2685
Jan 29, 2019 substituted by s2449
ruling of chair on point of order
Jan 28, 2019 ordered to third reading rules cal.22
rules report cal.22
reported
reported referred to rules
reported referred to ways and means
Jan 24, 2019 referred to codes

Votes

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Jan 29, 2019 - floor Vote

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floor
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Nay
0
Absent
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Floor Vote: Jan 29, 2019

aye (50)
nay (13)

Jan 29, 2019 - Codes committee Vote

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Committee Vote: Jan 29, 2019

aye (9)
nay (1)
aye wr (3)

Jan 28, 2019 - Rules committee Vote

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Committee Vote: Jan 28, 2019

aye (14)
nay (3)
aye wr (2)

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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

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.

A2685 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

    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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