Senate Bill S5754

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes any justice or judge in the state to obtain a license to have and carry concealed a pistol or revolver

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee

  • 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-S5754 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §400.00, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S1895

2023-S5754 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes any justice or judge in the state to obtain a license to have and carry concealed a pistol or revolver; such amendments allow such justices and judges to carry concealed in the courthouse, when read in conjunction with existing language in paragraph (g) of subdivision 3 of section 265.01-e of the penal law.

2023-S5754 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5754 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5754
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 15, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to authorizing any justice or
   judge in the state to obtain a license to have and carry  concealed  a
   pistol or revolver

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of  section  400.00  of  the
 penal  law, as amended by chapter 371 of the laws of 2022, is amended to
 read as follows:
   (d) have and carry concealed by a justice of the supreme court [in the
 first or second judicial departments], or by a judge of  [the  New  York
 city civil court or the New York city criminal] ANY court IN THE STATE;
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09631-01-3

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