Assembly Bill A8735

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires the division of criminal justice services to publish quarterly reports providing information related to firearms, rifles and shotguns used in the commission of crimes in the state of New York

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S7760 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-A8735 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7760
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §837-w, amd §230, Exec L (as proposed in S.1251 & A.7243)

2021-A8735 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the division of criminal justice services to publish quarterly reports providing information related to firearms, rifles and shotguns used in the commission of crimes in the state of New York.

2021-A8735 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8735
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RICHARDSON  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the division
   of criminal justice services and  the  division  of  state  police  to
   publish  quarterly  reports providing information related to firearms,
   rifles and shotguns used in the commission of crimes in the  state  of
   New  York;  and  to repeal section 837-w of the executive law relating
   thereto
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 837-w of the executive law, as added by a chapter
 of the laws of 2021 amending the executive law relating to requiring the
 division of criminal justice services and the division of  state  police
 to  publish quarterly reports providing information related to firearms,
 rifles and shotguns used in the commission of crimes in the state of New
 York, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 1251 and A.  7243,  is
 REPEALED.
   §  2.  Section  230  of  the  executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. (A) THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DIVISION
 OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES, SHALL PUBLISH QUARTERLY REPORTS  ON  THEIR
 RESPECTIVE  WEBSITES  WITH  INFORMATION  RELATED TO FIREARMS, RIFLES AND
 SHOTGUNS USED IN THE COMMISSION OF CRIMES IN  THE  STATE  OF  NEW  YORK,
 INCLUDING  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO, INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE COUNTY AND
 STATE OF ORIGIN OF THE FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN, THE COUNTY  AND  STATE
 WHERE  THE FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN WAS PURCHASED, WHETHER THE FIREARM,
 RIFLE OR SHOTGUN WAS PURCHASED BY THE PERPETRATOR OF  THE  CRIME  OR  BY
 ANOTHER  INDIVIDUAL, AND WHETHER THE PERPETRATOR HAD A LICENSE OR PERMIT
 TO POSSESS SUCH FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN.
   (B) EACH  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION,  MUNICIPALITY,  COMMISSION,  AGENCY,
 OFFICE,  DEPARTMENT,  BOARD AND DIVISION IN THE STATE, TO THE EXTENT NOT
 INCONSISTENT WITH OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW, SHALL  COOPERATE  FULLY  WITH
 THE  DIVISION  OF  STATE  POLICE  AND  THE  DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
 SERVICES AND SHALL FURNISH SUCH INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE, IN THE  FORM
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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