Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 29, 2020 | print number 8507a |
Jun 29, 2020 | amend and recommit to rules |
Jun 06, 2020 | referred to rules |
senate Bill S8507A
Sponsored By
Alessandra Biaggi
(D, WF) 34th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Brad Hoylman
(D, WF) 27th Senate District
Velmanette Montgomery
(D) 0 Senate District
Zellnor Myrie
(D) 20th Senate District
Luis R. Sepúlveda
(D) 32nd Senate District
S8507 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10660
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §837, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
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S1069, A3115
S8507 - Summary
Prohibits a law enforcement agency from receiving or purchasing the following property from a military equipment surplus program operated by the federal government: (i) drones that are armored, weaponized, or both; (ii) aircraft that are combat configured or combat coded; (iii) grenades or similar explosives and grenade launchers; (iv) silencers(view more)
S8507 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8507 SPONSOR: BIAGGI TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to limitations on certain excess property provided to local law enforcement PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To prohibit police departments from purchasing or receiving certain military grade equipment through the federal military equipment surplus program. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 837 of the Executive Law by adding subdivision 23 to prohibit law enforcement agencies from receiving or purchasing equipment through the military equipment surplus program. Section 2 sets forth the effective date.
S8507 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8507 I N S E N A T E June 6, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BIAGGI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to limitations on certain excess property provided to local law enforcement THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 837 of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdivision 23 to read as follows: 23. (A) PROHIBIT A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FROM RECEIVING OR PURCHASING THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY FROM A MILITARY EQUIPMENT SURPLUS PROGRAM OPER- ATED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: (I) DRONES THAT ARE ARMORED, WEAPONIZED, OR BOTH; (II) AIRCRAFT THAT ARE COMBAT CONFIGURED OR COMBAT CODED; (III) GRENADES OR SIMILAR EXPLOSIVES AND GRENADE LAUNCHERS; (IV) SILENCERS; OR (V) MILITARIZED ARMORED VEHICLES. (B) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY" MEANS ANY AGENCY WHICH IS EMPOWERED BY LAW TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION OR TO MAKE AN ARREST FOR A FELONY, AND ANY AGENCY WHICH IS AUTHORIZED BY LAW TO PROSECUTE OR PARTICIPATE IN THE PROSECUTION OF A FELONY. (C) IF A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY REQUESTS PROPERTY FROM A MILITARY EQUIPMENT SURPLUS PROGRAM, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SHALL PUBLISH A NOTICE OF THE REQUEST ON ITS PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE WEBSITE WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS AFTER SUCH REQUEST. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD16576-03-0
Co-Sponsors
Brad Hoylman
(D, WF) 27th Senate District
Velmanette Montgomery
(D) 0 Senate District
Zellnor Myrie
(D) 20th Senate District
Julia Salazar
(D, WF) 18th Senate District
S8507A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10660
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §837, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
-
S1069, A3115
S8507A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits a law enforcement agency from receiving or purchasing the following property from a military equipment surplus program operated by the federal government: (i) drones that are armored, weaponized, or both; (ii) aircraft that are combat configured or combat coded; (iii) grenades or similar explosives and grenade launchers; (iv) silencers(view more)
S8507A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8507A SPONSOR: BIAGGI TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to limitations on certain excess property provided to local law enforcement PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To prohibit police departments from purchasing or receiving certain military grade equipment through the federal military equipment surplus program. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 837 of the Executive Law by adding subdivision 23 to prohibit law enforcement agencies from receiving or purchasing equipment through the military equipment surplus program. Section 2 sets forth the effective date.
S8507A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8507--A I N S E N A T E June 6, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BIAGGI, HOYLMAN, MONTGOMERY, MYRIE, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to limitations on certain excess property provided to local law enforcement THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 837 of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdivision 23 to read as follows: 23. (A) PROHIBIT A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FROM RECEIVING OR PURCHASING THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY FROM A MILITARY EQUIPMENT SURPLUS PROGRAM OPER- ATED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: (I) DRONES THAT ARE ARMORED, WEAPONIZED, OR BOTH; (II) AIRCRAFT THAT ARE COMBAT CONFIGURED OR COMBAT CODED; (III) GRENADES OR SIMILAR EXPLOSIVES AND GRENADE LAUNCHERS; (IV) SILENCERS; (V) MILITARIZED ARMORED VEHICLES; (VI) CAMOUFLAGE UNIFORMS; (VII) BAYONETS; (VIII) RIOT GEAR INCLUDING BATONS, HELMETS, AND SHIELDS; (IX) FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION; (X) EXPLOSIVES OR PYROTECHNICS; OR (XI) CHEMICAL INCAPACITANTS. (B) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY" MEANS ANY AGENCY WHICH IS EMPOWERED BY LAW TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION OR TO MAKE AN ARREST FOR A FELONY, AND ANY AGENCY WHICH IS AUTHORIZED BY LAW TO PROSECUTE OR PARTICIPATE IN THE PROSECUTION OF A FELONY. (C) IF A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY REQUESTS PROPERTY FROM A MILITARY EQUIPMENT SURPLUS PROGRAM, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SHALL PUBLISH A NOTICE OF THE REQUEST ON ITS PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE WEBSITE WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS AFTER SUCH REQUEST. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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