Senate Bill S7576

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes the carrying of firearms by military personnel at recruiting centers

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs 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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2017-S7576 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5366
Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Add §53, Mil L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9410
2019-2020: S1231, A5314
2021-2022: S1708, A9919
2023-2024: S36, A5102
2025-2026: S66

2017-S7576 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the carrying of service-issued firearms by military personnel at recruiting centers while on duty.

2017-S7576 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7576 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7576
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
   ty and Military Affairs
 
 AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to authorizing the  carry-
   ing of firearms by military personnel at recruiting centers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The military law is amended by adding a new section  53  to
 read as follows:
   §  53. CARRYING OF FIREARMS AT RECRUITING CENTERS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
 OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, THE ADJUTANT
 GENERAL SHALL AUTHORIZE MEMBERS OF ANY FORCE OF  THE  ORGANIZED  MILITIA
 ASSIGNED  TO  DUTY  AT  RECRUITING CENTERS LOCATED IN THE STATE TO CARRY
 SERVICE-ISSUE FIREARMS WHILE ON DUTY AT A RECRUITING CENTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05918-01-7

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