Assembly Bill A1033A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a voluntary waiver of the right to purchase firearms, rifles or shotguns

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    • In Committee Assembly
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A1033 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5814
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §221-e, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A11121
2023-2024: A565, S2086

2021-A1033 - Summary

Relates to establishing a voluntary waiver of the right to purchase firearms, rifles or shotguns; requires the division of state police to maintain statewide records of individuals who have waived the right to purchase firearms, rifles, or shotguns and any revocations of such waivers.

2021-A1033 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1033
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 7, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PAULIN, DINOWITZ, ABINANTI, GOTTFRIED, FAHY,
   SEAWRIGHT, ENGLEBRIGHT, DICKENS --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to creating a statewide
   registry for individuals  waiving  the  right  to  purchase  firearms,
   rifles or shotguns

   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  221-e
 to read as follows:
   § 221-E. RIGHT TO PURCHASE FIREARMS, RIFLES, OR SHOTGUNS WAIVER REGIS-
 TRY.  1.  FOR  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS SHALL
 APPLY: (A) "WAIVER" MEANS A VOLUNTARY WAIVER OF THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE  A
 FIREARM, RIFLE, OR SHOTGUN; AND
   (B)  "REGISTRY"  MEANS  THE STATEWIDE REGISTRY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE
 WAIVED THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE FIREARMS, RIFLES,  OR  SHOTGUNS  AS  ESTAB-
 LISHED BY THIS SECTION.
   2. THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE SHALL DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A STATEWIDE
 REGISTRY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO WAIVE THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE FIREARMS, RIFLES
 OR  SHOTGUNS  AS  SET  FORTH  IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION. SUCH
 REGISTRY SHALL BE MAINTAINED BY THE DIVISION  OF  STATE  POLICE  AS  SET
 FORTH  BY  THE  SUPERINTENDENT AND SHALL BE MAINTAINED FOR INTERNAL USE.
 THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE SHALL ENTER EACH WAIVER INTO THE  REGISTRY,
 THE  NATIONAL  INSTANT  CRIMINAL  BACKGROUND  CHECK SYSTEM AND ANY OTHER
 FEDERAL OR STATE COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS USED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
 OR OTHERS TO IDENTIFY PROHIBITED  PURCHASERS  OF  FIREARMS,  RIFLES  AND
 SHOTGUNS WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF RECEIPT OF THE WAIVER.
   3.  AN INDIVIDUAL MAY FILE A VOLUNTARY WAIVER OF THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE
 A FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN WITH THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE, IN A FORM
 THAT SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT,  SUCH  INDIVIDUAL  SHALL
 THEN  BE  PROHIBITED  FROM PURCHASING FIREARMS, RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS. THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2021-A1033A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5814
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §221-e, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A11121
2023-2024: A565, S2086

2021-A1033A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing a voluntary waiver of the right to purchase firearms, rifles or shotguns; requires the division of state police to maintain statewide records of individuals who have waived the right to purchase firearms, rifles, or shotguns and any revocations of such waivers.

2021-A1033A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1033--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 7, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PAULIN, DINOWITZ, ABINANTI, GOTTFRIED, FAHY,
   SEAWRIGHT, ENGLEBRIGHT, DICKENS --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee  on  Governmental  Operations  -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee

 AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing a volun-
   tary waiver of the right to purchase firearms, rifles, or shotguns
 
   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 221-e
 to read as follows:
   § 221-E. VOLUNTARY WAIVER OF RIGHT TO PURCHASE  FIREARMS,  RIFLES,  OR
 SHOTGUNS.   1. AN INDIVIDUAL MAY FILE A VOLUNTARY WAIVER OF THE RIGHT TO
 PURCHASE A FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN WITH THE DIVISION OF STATE  POLICE,
 IN  A FORM THAT SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT. SUCH INDIVID-
 UAL SHALL THEN BE PROHIBITED FROM PURCHASING FIREARMS, RIFLES AND  SHOT-
 GUNS. THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE SHALL VERIFY THE INDIVIDUAL'S IDENTI-
 TY  PRIOR  TO  ACCEPTING SUCH FORM. THE INDIVIDUAL FILING THE WAIVER MAY
 PROVIDE AN ALTERNATE INDIVIDUAL TO BE CONTACTED IF THE WAIVER IS REVOKED
 AS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION.
   2. THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE SHALL MAINTAIN  STATEWIDE  RECORDS  OF
 INDIVIDUALS WHO WAIVE THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE FIREARMS, RIFLES OR SHOTGUNS
 AS  SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION AND REVOCATIONS OF SUCH
 WAIVERS AS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION. SUCH  RECORDS
 SHALL  BE  MAINTAINED  FOR  INTERNAL  USE  IN A MANNER DETERMINED BY THE
 SUPERINTENDENT. THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE  SHALL  ENTER  EACH  WAIVER
 INTO THE NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM AND ANY OTHER
 FEDERAL OR STATE COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS USED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
 OR  OTHERS  TO  IDENTIFY  PROHIBITED  PURCHASERS OF FIREARMS, RIFLES AND
 SHOTGUNS WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF RECEIPT OF THE WAIVER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02158-03-1

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