Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to codes |
Jun 15, 2015 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.470 rules report cal.470 reported reported referred to rules |
Apr 20, 2015 |
referred to codes |
Assembly Bill A7023
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
KAVANAGH
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Michelle Schimel
Jeffrion Aubry
Amy Paulin
Daniel O'Donnell
multi-Sponsors
Deborah Glick
Richard Gottfried
2015-A7023 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A7023 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7023 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 20, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH, SCHIMEL, AUBRY, PAULIN, BROOK-KRASNY, O'DONNELL, RODRIGUEZ, PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK, GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to requiring background checks for employees authorized to possess or transfer firearms in the course of a licensed firearms business THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 400.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdivision 12-b to read as follows: 12-B. GUNSMITH OR DEALER IN FIREARMS EMPLOYEES. (A) NO PERSON SHALL BE EMPLOYED BY A GUNSMITH OR DEALER IN FIREARMS FOR DUTIES THAT INCLUDE HANDLING, SELLING, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSING OF FIREARMS, IF SUCH PERSON IS PROHIBITED FROM RECEIVING OR POSSESSING FIREARMS UNDER FEDERAL LAW OR IF SUCH PERSON WOULD BE INELIGIBLE FOR A LICENSE TO POSSESS FIREARMS UNDER PARAGRAPH (C) OR (E) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION. (B) NO GUNSMITH OR DEALER IN FIREARMS SHALL EMPLOY A PERSON WHOSE DUTIES INCLUDE HANDLING, SELLING, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSING OF FIREARMS, ABSENT AN EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPHS ONE AND TWO OF SUBDIVISION A OF SECTION 265.20 OF THIS CHAPTER, UNLESS: (I) SUCH PERSON IS TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER OR IS A MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES OR HAS BEEN HONORABLY DISCHARGED THERE- FROM, AND SUCH EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN ISSUED A VALID EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATE FROM THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES; (II) SUCH PERSON HAS OBTAINED AND POSSESSES A VALID LICENSE ISSUED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION OR SECTION 400.01 OF THIS ARTICLE; OR (III) SUCH PERSON WAS EMPLOYED BY THE GUNSMITH OR DEALER IN FIREARMS PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND NO MORE THAN SIX MONTHS HAVE ELAPSED AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00254-01-5
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