Senate Bill S7674

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Permits certain licensed individuals to purchase or take possession of ammunition without requiring contacting the statewide license and record database

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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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2023-S7674 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8085
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§400.02 & 400.03, Pen L

2023-S7674 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits those licensed to carry or possess a pistol or revolver or to purchase or take possession of a semi-automatic rifle or licensed to hunt wildlife to purchase or take possession of ammunition without requiring contacting the statewide license and record database.

2023-S7674 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7674 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7674
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                            September 29, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. OBERACKER -- 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 permitting certain
   licensed individuals to purchase  or  take  possession  of  ammunition
   without requiring contacting the statewide license and record database

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 2 of section 400.02 of
 the penal law, as added by chapter 371 of the laws of 2022,  is  amended
 to read as follows:
   There  shall  be  a statewide license and record database specific for
 ammunition sales which shall be created and maintained by  the  division
 of state police the cost of which shall not be borne by any municipality
 no  later than thirty days upon designating the division of state police
 as the point of contact to perform both  firearm  and  ammunition  back-
 ground  checks  under  federal  and  state  law.  Records  assembled  or
 collected for purposes of  inclusion  in  such  database  shall  not  be
 subject  to  disclosure  pursuant  to article six of the public officers
 law. All  records  containing  granted  license  applications  from  all
 licensing authorities shall be monthly checked by the division of crimi-
 nal  justice  services  in conjunction with the division of state police
 against  criminal  conviction,  criminal  indictments,  mental   health,
 extreme  risk  protection  orders,  orders  of protection, and all other
 records as are necessary to determine their continued accuracy  as  well
 as  whether an individual is no longer a valid license holder. The divi-
 sion of criminal justice services shall also check pending  applications
 made  pursuant to this article against such records to determine whether
 a license may be granted. All state and local agencies  shall  cooperate
 with  the division of criminal justice services, as otherwise authorized
 by law, in making their records available for such checks. No later than
 thirty days after the superintendent of the state police certifies  that
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13301-01-3

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