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Assembly Bill A5597

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Allows persons participating in certain formal ceremonies to possess a firearm, rifle or shotgun

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2025-A5597 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §265.01-e, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A651

2025-A5597 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows persons participating in certain formal ceremonies to possess a firearm, rifle or shotgun, provided that such person has received prior approval from the municipality or other appropriate entity.

2025-A5597 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5597
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 18, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. BUTTENSCHON, JONES, BARRETT, CONRAD, SANTABAR-
   BARA, SMULLEN, SLATER, TAGUE, GRAY, LEMONDES, HAWLEY, ANGELINO -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to allowing  persons  partic-
   ipating  in  certain  formal ceremonies to possess a firearm, rifle or
   shotgun

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph (n) of subdivision 3 of section 265.01-e of the
 penal law, as added by section 1 of part F of chapter 55 of the laws  of
 2023, is amended to read as follows:
   (n)  persons NOT OTHERWISE LISTED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION while partic-
 ipating in military ceremonies, funerals, and  honor  guards,  INCLUDING
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A FORMAL CEREMONY INCLUDING A TWENTY-ONE GUN SALUTE,
 AND/OR ANY OTHER FORMAL CEREMONY HONORING A PERSON OR PERSONS WHO SERVED
 THEIR  MUNICIPALITY,  STATE,  AND/OR  COUNTRY  IN  AN OFFICIAL CAPACITY,
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH PERSONS OBTAIN PRIOR APPROVAL FROM EITHER:
   (I) THE MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH SUCH CEREMONY WILL OCCUR; OR
   (II) THE MILITARY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, OR  FIRE  PREVENTION  ORGANIZATION
 HOSTING SUCH CEREMONY; or
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09857-01-5

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