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Assembly Bill A7968A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Permits certain judges, justices and support magistrates to carry a firearm, rifle, or shotgun in a sensitive location

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2023-A7968 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7633
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §265.01-e, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A5599, S3536

2023-A7968 - Summary

Permits certain judges, justices and support magistrates to carry a firearm, rifle, or shotgun in a sensitive location.

2023-A7968 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7968
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. J. M. GIGLIO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to permitting certain  judges
   or  justices  to  carry  a  firearm,  rifle, or shotgun in a sensitive
   location
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (n) and (o) of subdivision 3 of section 265.01-e
 of the penal law, paragraph (n) as amended and paragraph (o) as added by
 section 1 of part F of chapter 55 of the laws of 2023, are amended and a
 new paragraph (p) is added to read as follows:
   (n)  persons while participating in military ceremonies, funerals, and
 honor guards; [or]
   (o) persons while lawfully engaging in learning, practicing,  training
 for,  competing  in,  or  travelling  into or within the state to learn,
 practice, train for, or compete in, the sport of biathlon, in accordance
 with all applicable local, state, and federal  laws,  rules,  and  regu-
 lations[.]; OR
   (P)  PERSONS WHO ARE JUDGES OR JUSTICES OF ANY TOWN OR VILLAGE JUSTICE
 COURT OR OF ANY COURT OF THE UNIFIED  COURT  SYSTEM  AND  WHO  ARE  DULY
 LICENSED  TO  POSSESS A PISTOL OR REVOLVER PURSUANT TO SECTION 400.00 OF
 THIS CHAPTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11999-01-3

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2023-A7968A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7633
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §265.01-e, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A5599, S3536

2023-A7968A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits certain judges, justices and support magistrates to carry a firearm, rifle, or shotgun in a sensitive location.

2023-A7968A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7968--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. J. M. GIGLIO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to permitting certain judges,
   justices and support magistrates to carry a firearm, rifle, or shotgun
   in a sensitive location
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (n) and (o) of subdivision 3 of section 265.01-e
 of the penal law, paragraph (n) as amended and paragraph (o) as added by
 section 1 of part F of chapter 55 of the laws of 2023, are amended and a
 new paragraph (p) is added to read as follows:
   (n) persons while participating in military ceremonies, funerals,  and
 honor guards; [or]
   (o)  persons while lawfully engaging in learning, practicing, training
 for, competing in, or travelling into or  within  the  state  to  learn,
 practice, train for, or compete in, the sport of biathlon, in accordance
 with  all  applicable  local,  state, and federal laws, rules, and regu-
 lations[.]; OR
   (P) PERSONS WHO ARE JUDGES, JUSTICES OR  SUPPORT  MAGISTRATES  OF  ANY
 TOWN  OR  VILLAGE  JUSTICE  COURT  OR  OF ANY COURT OF THE UNIFIED COURT
 SYSTEM AND WHO ARE DULY LICENSED TO POSSESS A PISTOL OR REVOLVER  PURSU-
 ANT TO SECTION 400.00 OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11999-02-3

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