Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to ways and means |
Jun 19, 2017 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Jun 16, 2017 |
print number 4596a |
Jun 16, 2017 |
amend (t) and recommit to local governments |
Feb 03, 2017 |
referred to local governments |
Assembly Bill A4596A
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BLAKE
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
Bill Amendments
2017-A4596 - Details
2017-A4596 - Summary
Relates to prohibiting police officers from carrying or using a firearm during any phase of the officer's official duties unless the officer has satisfactorily completed a course of training that meets or exceeds the minimum standards established by the municipal police training council.
2017-A4596 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4596 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 3, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BLAKE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to prohibiting police officers from carrying or using a weapon during any phase of the officer's official duties unless the officer has satisfactorily completed a course of training that meets or exceeds the minimum stan- dards established by the municipal police training council THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 1 of section 209-q of the general municipal law are relettered paragraphs (c) and (d) and a new paragraph (b) is added to read as follows: (B) NO EMPLOYER SHALL ALLOW ANY POLICE OFFICER IT EMPLOYS TO CARRY OR USE A WEAPON DURING ANY PHASE OF THE OFFICER'S OFFICIAL DUTIES, WHICH CONSTITUTES ON-DUTY EMPLOYMENT, UNLESS THE OFFICER HAS SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED A COURSE OF TRAINING THAT MEETS OR EXCEEDS THE MINIMUM STAND- ARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE MUNICIPAL POLICE TRAINING COUNCIL IN THE USE OF DEADLY PHYSICAL FORCE AND FIREARMS AND OTHER WEAPONS, AND ANNUALLY RECEIVES INSTRUCTION IN THE USE OF DEADLY PHYSICAL FORCE AND FIREARMS AND OTHER WEAPONS THAT MEETS OR EXCEEDS THE MINIMUM STANDARDS ESTAB- LISHED BY THE MUNICIPAL POLICE TRAINING COUNCIL. ALL EMPLOYERS OF POLICE OFFICERS SHALL CONDUCT, OR PROVIDE THROUGH ANOTHER ORGANIZATION, SUCH TRAINING REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION WITH SUFFICIENT FREQUENCY TO ENSURE THERE IS NO IMPACT ON A POLICE OFFICER'S ON-DUTY EMPLOYMENT DUE TO LACK OF AVAILABLE TRAINING. § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00419-01-7
co-Sponsors
Luis R. Sepúlveda
2017-A4596A (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A4596A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to prohibiting police officers from carrying or using a firearm during any phase of the officer's official duties unless the officer has satisfactorily completed a course of training that meets or exceeds the minimum standards established by the municipal police training council.
2017-A4596A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4596--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 3, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BLAKE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to prohibiting police officers from carrying or using a firearm during any phase of the officer's official duties unless the officer has satisfactorily completed a course of training that meets or exceeds the minimum stan- dards established by the municipal police training council THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 1 of section 209-q of the general municipal law are relettered paragraphs (c) and (d) and a new paragraph (b) is added to read as follows: (B) NO EMPLOYER SHALL ALLOW ANY POLICE OFFICER IT EMPLOYS TO CARRY OR USE A FIREARM DURING ANY PHASE OF THE OFFICER'S OFFICIAL DUTIES, WHICH CONSTITUTES ON-DUTY EMPLOYMENT, UNLESS THE OFFICER HAS SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED A COURSE OF TRAINING THAT MEETS OR EXCEEDS THE MINIMUM STAND- ARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE MUNICIPAL POLICE TRAINING COUNCIL IN THE USE OF DEADLY PHYSICAL FORCE AND FIREARMS, AND ANNUALLY RECEIVES INSTRUCTION IN THE USE OF DEADLY PHYSICAL FORCE AND FIREARMS THAT MEETS OR EXCEEDS THE MINIMUM STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE MUNICIPAL POLICE TRAINING COUNCIL. ALL EMPLOYERS OF POLICE OFFICERS SHALL CONDUCT, OR PROVIDE THROUGH ANOTHER ORGANIZATION, SUCH TRAINING REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION WITH SUFFICIENT FREQUENCY TO ENSURE THERE IS NO IMPACT ON A POLICE OFFICER'S ON-DUTY EMPLOYMENT DUE TO LACK OF AVAILABLE TRAINING. A POLICE OFFICER SHALL NOT BE TRANSFERRED FROM HIS OR HER PRECINCT, COMMAND, ASSIGNMENT, POST, SQUAD, OR TOUR OF DUTY AS A RESULT OF SUCH EMPLOYER'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE TRAINING REQUIRED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION. IN ADDITION, SUCH EMPLOYER'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE TRAINING REQUIRED UNDER THIS SUBDIVI- SION SHALL NOT IMPAIR A POLICE OFFICER'S ABILITY TO CARRY A FIREARM WHILE OFF-DUTY. § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
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