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Senate Bill S7736

Signed By Governor

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Amends the "Scott J. Beigel unfinished receiver act" relating to unserialized frames or receivers

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2021-S7736 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8741
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§265.00, 265.01, 265.63 & 265.64, Pen L; amd §6, Chap of 2021 (as proposed in S.13-A & A.2666-A)

2021-S7736 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends the "Scott J. Beigel unfinished receiver act" relating to the sale or possession of unserialized frames or receivers.

2021-S7736 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7736 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7736
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 7, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation  to  possession  or  sale  of
   unserialized  frames  or receivers; and to amend a chapter of the laws
   of 2021 amending the penal law relating  to  enacting  the  "Scott  J.
   Beigel  unfinished  receiver  act" in relation to unfinished frames or
   receivers, as proposed in legislative bills numbers  S.  13-A  and  A.
   2666-A, in relation to the effectiveness of such chapter
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 32 of section 265.00 of the penal law, as added
 by a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending  the  penal  law  relating  to
 enacting  the  "Scott  J. Beigel unfinished receiver act" in relation to
 unfinished frames or receivers, as proposed in legislative bills numbers
 S. 13-A and A. 2666-A, is amended to read as follows:
   32. "Unfinished frame or receiver"  means  any  UNSERIALIZED  material
 that  does  not  constitute the frame or receiver of a firearm, rifle or
 shotgun but that has been shaped or formed in any way for the purpose of
 becoming the frame or receiver of a firearm, rifle or shotgun, and which
 may readily be made into a functional frame or receiver through milling,
 drilling or other means. [The term shall not include material  that  has
 had  its  size or external shape altered to facilitate transportation or
 storage or has had its chemical composition altered.]
   § 2. Subdivision 10 of section 265.01 of the penal law, as added by  a
 chapter  of the laws of 2021 amending the penal law relating to enacting
 the "Scott J. Beigel unfinished receiver act" in relation to  unfinished
 frames  or  receivers,  as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 13-A
 and A. 2666-A, is amended to read as follows:
   (10) Such person is not [required to be  a  gunsmith]  licensed  AS  A
 GUNSMITH  OR DEALER IN FIREARMS pursuant to section 400.00 of this chap-
 ter and, knowing it is an UNSERIALIZED FRAME OR RECEIVER  OR  unfinished
 frame  or  receiver,  such  person  possesses  an  UNSERIALIZED FRAME OR
 RECEIVER OR unfinished frame or receiver, provided that for a period  of
 six  months after the effective date of this subdivision, a person shall
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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