Assembly Bill A8429

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits the possession and use of live ammunition at a film production facility or a qualified film production facility

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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-A8429 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7477
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §265.35, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A829, S430

2021-A8429 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the possession and use of live ammunition at a film production facility or a qualified film production facility; requires all persons employed or present at a film production facility or a qualified film production facility to receive proper training on the safe use, handling, storage and transportation of firearms.

2021-A8429 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8429
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 17, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to prohibiting the possession
   and use of live ammunition at a film production facility or  a  quali-
   fied film production facility
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 265.35 of the penal law is amended by adding a  new
 subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  (A)  ANY  PERSON  WHO  POSSESSES OR USES LIVE AMMUNITION AT A FILM
 PRODUCTION FACILITY OR A QUALIFIED FILM  PRODUCTION  FACILITY,  AS  SUCH
 TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION TWENTY-FOUR OF THE TAX LAW, SHALL BE GUILTY
 OF A CLASS E FELONY.
   (B) ALL PERSONS EMPLOYED OR PRESENT AT A FILM PRODUCTION FACILITY OR A
 QUALIFIED FILM PRODUCTION FACILITY, AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION
 TWENTY-FOUR  OF  THE  TAX LAW, SHALL RECEIVE PROPER TRAINING ON THE SAFE
 USE, HANDLING, STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION OF FIREARMS.
   (C) THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE SHALL DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A  FIREARM
 SAFETY  TRAINING PROGRAM THAT SHALL BE COMPLETED BY ALL PERSONS EMPLOYED
 OR PRESENT AT A FILM PRODUCTION FACILITY OR A QUALIFIED FILM  PRODUCTION
 FACILITY,  IF  FIREARMS SHALL BE USED OR HANDLED AT SUCH FACILITY, PRIOR
 TO SUCH USE AND HANDLING.
   (D) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE  TERM  "FIREARM"  SHALL  INCLUDE,
 PROP GUNS, RUBBER GUNS, PLASTIC GUNS, NON-GUNS, FLINTLOCK GUNS, PISTOLS,
 MACHINE  GUNS,  RIFLES  AND  SHOTGUNS THAT DISCHARGE BLANK CARTRIDGES OR
 AMMUNITION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13483-01-1



              

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