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Jan 10, 2019 |
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Senate Bill S1009
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes 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
2019-S1009 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §265.01, 265.02 & 265.20, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
S2919
2015-2016: S805
2017-2018: S2363
2021-2022: S1456
2019-S1009 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1009 SPONSOR: BRESLIN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to criminal possession of a weapon PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To provide stronger penalties for an individual being found guilty of criminal possession of a weapon. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. Section 265.01 of the penal law as amended by Chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, subdivision 2 as amended by Chapter 269 of the laws of 2016, removing four subsections (4, 6, 7 and 8) whereby a person can be found guilty of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, which currently is a class A misdemeanor.
2019-S1009 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1009 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 10, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to criminal possession of a weapon THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 265.01 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 269 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows: § 265.01 Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree. A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree when: (1) He or she possesses any firearm, electronic dart gun, electronic stun gun, gravity knife, switchblade knife, pilum ballistic knife, metal knuckle knife, cane sword, billy, blackjack, bludgeon, plastic knuckles, metal knuckles, chuka stick, sand bag, sandclub, wrist-brace type sling- shot or slungshot, shirken or "Kung Fu star"; or (2) He or she possesses any dagger, dangerous knife, dirk, machete, razor, stiletto, imitation pistol, or any other dangerous or deadly instrument or weapon with intent to use the same unlawfully against another; or (3)[; or (4) He possesses a rifle, shotgun, antique firearm, black powder rifle, black powder shotgun, or any muzzle-loading firearm, and has been convicted of a felony or serious offense; or (5)] He possesses any dangerous or deadly weapon and is not a citizen of the United States[; or (6) He is a person who has been certified not suitable to possess a rifle or shotgun, as defined in subdivision sixteen of section 265.00, and refuses to yield possession of such rifle or shotgun upon the demand of a police officer. Whenever a person is certified not suitable to EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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