Assembly Bill A6537

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting law enforcement agencies from possessing certain equipment and weapons

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

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2021-A6537 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §837, Exec L

2021-A6537 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits law enforcement agencies from possessing certain property and weapons; requires notice when an agency requests property from a military equipment surplus program.

2021-A6537 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6537
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the  executive  law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting  the
   possession of certain weapons or equipment by law enforcement agencies
 
   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 POSSESSING THE  FOLLOW-
 ING PROPERTY:
   (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; AND
   (VIII) 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 January 1, 2023.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10184-01-1

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