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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to consumer protection returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 20, 2019 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1826 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 16, 2019 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S5961
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2019-S5961 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §898, Gen Bus L; amd §265.00, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2021-2022:
S5872
2023-2024: S5443
2019-S5961 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5961 SPONSOR: SAVINO TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law and the penal law, in relation to the exchange or transfer of firearms, rifles and shotguns pursuant to a decedent's will and/or probate order PURPOSE: To allow the lawful exchange or transfer of firearms to qualified indi- viduals who are designated beneficiaries pursuant to will and/or probate order. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: § 1, expands the definition of person's qualified to take receipt and possession of firearms pursuant to a will and/or probate order. This new provision will allow any individual designated as a beneficiary by a valid will and/or probate order and is qualified to possess a firearm under the act as provided under Section 1, Subdivision 1 of section 898 of the general business law, as added by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013.
2019-S5961 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5961 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 16, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law and the penal law, in relation to the exchange or transfer of firearms, rifles and shotguns pursuant to a decedent's will and/or probate order THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 898 of the general business law, as added by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows: 1. In addition to any other requirements pursuant to state and feder- al law, all sales, exchanges or disposals of firearms, rifles or shot- guns shall be conducted in accordance with this section unless such sale, exchange or disposal is conducted by a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer or licensed dealer, as those terms are defined in 18 USC § 922, when such sale, exchange or disposal is conducted pursuant to that person's federal firearms license or such sale, exchange or disposal is between members of an immediate family OR SUCH EXCHANGE OR TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO DECEDENT'S WILL AND/OR PROBATE ORDER, DIRECTING SUCH EXCHANGE OR TRANSFER TO A PERSON WHO QUALIFIES UNDER THIS SECTION. For purposes of this section, "immediate family" shall mean spouses, domes- tic partners, children and step-children. § 2. Paragraph (h) of subdivision 22 of section 265.00 of the penal law, as added by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows: (h) Any weapon defined in paragraph (e) or (f) of this subdivision and any large capacity ammunition feeding device that was legally possessed by an individual prior to the enactment of the chapter of the laws of two thousand thirteen which added this paragraph, may only be sold to, exchanged with or disposed of to a purchaser authorized to possess such weapons or to an individual or entity outside of the state provided that EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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