Assembly Bill A2556

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Categorizes hate crimes as serious offenses in relation to possession of firearms; repealer

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  • 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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2019-A2556 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §265.00 sub 17 ¶(b), amd §265.00, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A7395

2019-A2556 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Categorizes hate crimes as serious offenses in relation to possession of firearms.

2019-A2556 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2556
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE, STECK, GALEF -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the penal law, in relation to categorizing hate crimes
   as serious offenses in relation  to  possession  of  firearms  and  to
   repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 17 of section  265.00  of  the
 penal  law,  as amended by section 3 of chapter 232 of the laws of 2010,
 is REPEALED.
   § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 17 of section 265.00  of  the  penal
 law,  as  amended  by  section  2 of chapter 232 of the laws of 2010, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (b) any of the following offenses defined in the penal law:  illegally
 using,  carrying  or  possessing  a  pistol  or  other dangerous weapon;
 possession of burglar's tools; criminal possession of stolen property in
 the third degree; escape  in  the  third  degree;  jostling;  fraudulent
 accosting;  endangering  the welfare of a child; the offenses defined in
 article two hundred thirty-five; issuing abortional articles; permitting
 prostitution; promoting prostitution in the third  degree;  stalking  in
 the fourth degree; stalking in the third degree; the offenses defined in
 article  one hundred thirty; the offenses defined in article two hundred
 twenty; THE OFFENSES DEFINED IN ARTICLE FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November 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.
                                                            LBD02177-02-9

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