| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Aug 16, 2022 | approval memo.15 signed chap.501 |
| Aug 05, 2022 | delivered to governor |
| May 09, 2022 | returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.591 substituted for a3998 |
| May 09, 2022 | substituted by s687 |
| May 05, 2022 | advanced to third reading cal.591 |
| May 03, 2022 | reported |
| Feb 08, 2022 | reported referred to codes |
| Jan 05, 2022 | referred to consumer affairs and protection |
| Feb 01, 2021 | referred to consumer affairs and protection |
assembly Bill A3998
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ABINANTI
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S687 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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Diana Richardson
Jonathan Jacobson
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3998
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 1, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to clarifying the
definition of "imitation weapon"
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 871 of the general business law,
as added by chapter 475 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read as
follows:
2. "Imitation weapon" means any device or object made of plastic,
wood, metal or any other material which substantially duplicates or can
reasonably be perceived to be an actual firearm, air rifle, pellet gun,
or "B-B" gun; unless such imitation weapon:
(a) is colored [other than black, blue, silver or aluminum,] WHITE,
BRIGHT RED, BRIGHT ORANGE, BRIGHT YELLOW, BRIGHT GREEN, BRIGHT BLUE,
BRIGHT PINK OR BRIGHT PURPLE ON THE ENTIRE EXTERIOR SURFACE OR AS THE
PREDOMINANT COLOR IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER COLORS IN ANY PATTERN; OR
(b) [is marked with a non-removable orange stripe which is at least
one inch in width and runs the entire length of the barrel on each side
and the front end of the barrel,] IS CONSTRUCTED ENTIRELY OF TRANSPARENT
OR TRANSLUCENT MATERIALS WHICH PERMITS UNMISTAKABLE OBSERVATION OF THE
IMITATION OR TOY FIREARM'S COMPLETE CONTENTS; [and]
(c) has a barrel [at least one inch in diameter] that is closed for a
distance of not less than one-half inch from the front-end of its barrel
with the same material of which the imitation weapon is made, UNLESS IT
IS A WATER GUN;
(D) HAS LEGIBLY STAMPED THEREON, THE NAME OF THE MANUFACTURER OR SOME
TRADE NAME, MARK OR BRAND BY WHICH THE MANUFACTURER CAN BE READILY IDEN-
TIFIED; AND
(E) DOES NOT HAVE ATTACHED THERETO A LASER POINTER, DEFINED FOR THE
PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION AS ANY DEVICE THAT EMITS LIGHT AMPLIFIED BY THE
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.