senate Bill S101A

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Limits educational institutions ability to authorize the possession of a weapon on school grounds

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    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
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
referred to codes
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Jan 28, 2019 ordered to third reading cal.81
reported and committed to rules
Jan 24, 2019 print number 101a
Jan 24, 2019 amend and recommit to codes
Jan 09, 2019 referred to codes

Votes

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Jan 29, 2019 - Codes committee Vote

S101A
8
3
committee
8
Aye
3
Nay
2
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Codes Committee Vote: Jan 29, 2019

aye wr (2)

Jan 28, 2019 - Rules committee Vote

S101A
11
5
committee
11
Aye
5
Nay
3
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Co-Sponsors

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S101 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1715
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §265.01-a, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S7874

S101 - Summary

Limits an educational institution's ability to authorize the possession of a weapon on school grounds to certain officers or agents of a law enforcement agency.

S101 - Sponsor Memo

S101 - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                   101

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. KAMINSKY, BROOKS, HOYLMAN, MAYER -- read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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.

Co-Sponsors

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S101A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1715
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §265.01-a, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S7874

S101A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Limits an educational institution's ability to authorize the possession of a weapon on school grounds to certain officers or agents of a law enforcement agency.

S101A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S101A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                 101--A

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  KAMINSKY,  ADDABBO,  BRESLIN,  BROOKS,  GAUGHRAN,
  GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, MAY, MAYER,  METZGER,  MONTGOM-
  ERY, RAMOS, SERRANO, STAVISKY, THOMAS -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed,  and  when  printed  to  be committed 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

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

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