Senate Bill S2450A

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requirements for the safe storage of rifles, shotguns and firearms; repeals sections of law related thereto

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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-S2450 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2686
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §2, Chap 19 of 2019; amd §§265.45 & 400.00, add §265.50, Pen L; amd §396-ee, Gen Bus L

2019-S2450 - Summary

Amends provisions relating to requirements for the safe storage of rifles, shotguns and firearms; requires sellers to provide notice of the duty to use gun locking devices and otherwise lock guns away from children and other persons not authorized to possess them.

2019-S2450 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2450 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 2450                                                  A. 2686
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 24, 2019
                                ___________
 
 IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, MAYER, ADDABBO, BAILEY, BENJA-
   MIN,  BIAGGI,  BRESLIN,  BROOKS, CARLUCCI, COMRIE, GAUGHRAN, GIANARIS,
   GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, HOYLMAN,  JACKSON,  KAMINSKY,  KAPLAN,  KAVANAGH,
   LIU, MYRIE, PARKER, PERSAUD, RAMOS, SALAZAR, SAVINO, SEPULVEDA, SERRA-
   NO,  SKOUFIS,  STAVISKY,  STEWART-COUSINS,  THOMAS  --  read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Codes
 
 IN  ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, HEASTIE, LENTOL, PEOPLES-
   STOKES, ABINANTI,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  JAFFEE,  L. ROSENTHAL,  GALEF,  COOK,
   ORTIZ,   CYMBROWITZ,   DINOWITZ,  WEPRIN,  FAHY,  BRAUNSTEIN,  MOSLEY,
   BUCHWALD, STECK, COLTON,  ROZIC,  SEAWRIGHT,  LAVINE,  CRUZ,  FRONTUS,
   GRIFFIN,  JACOBSON,  PICHARDO, REYES, SAYEGH, STERN -- Multi-Sponsored
   by -- M. of A. ARROYO, AUBRY, CRESPO,  DenDEKKER,  GOTTFRIED,  HEVESI,
   PERRY,  RICHARDSON, SIMON, THIELE, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law and the general business law, in  relation
   to storage of firearms
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 265.45 of the penal law, as amended by section 3 of
 part FF of chapter 57 of the  laws  of  2013,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
 § 265.45 [Safe storage of] FAILURE TO SAFELY STORE rifles, shotguns, and
            firearms IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
   No  person who owns or is custodian of a rifle, shotgun or firearm who
 resides with an individual who IS UNDER SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR WHO such
 person knows or has reason to  know  is  prohibited  from  possessing  a
 firearm  pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) (1), (4), (8) or (9) shall store
 or otherwise leave such rifle, shotgun or firearm  out  of  his  or  her
 immediate  possession  or  control  without having first securely locked

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-S2450A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2686
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §2, Chap 19 of 2019; amd §§265.45 & 400.00, add §265.50, Pen L; amd §396-ee, Gen Bus L

2019-S2450A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends provisions relating to requirements for the safe storage of rifles, shotguns and firearms; requires sellers to provide notice of the duty to use gun locking devices and otherwise lock guns away from children and other persons not authorized to possess them.

2019-S2450A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2450A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 2450--A                                            A. 2686--A
     Cal. No. 94                                             R. R. 23
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 24, 2019
                                ___________
 
 IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, MAYER, ADDABBO, BAILEY, BENJA-
   MIN,  BIAGGI,  BRESLIN,  BROOKS, CARLUCCI, COMRIE, GAUGHRAN, GIANARIS,
   GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, HOYLMAN,  JACKSON,  KAMINSKY,  KAPLAN,  KAVANAGH,
   LIU,  MONTGOMERY,  MYRIE,  PARKER,  PERSAUD,  RAMOS,  SALAZAR, SAVINO,
   SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, STAVISKY, STEWART-COUSINS, THOMAS  --  read  twice
   and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
   on  Codes  --  reported favorably from said committee and committed to
   the Committee on Rules -- ordered to  a  third  reading,  amended  and
   ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 IN  ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, HEASTIE, LENTOL, PEOPLES-
   STOKES, ABINANTI,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  JAFFEE,  L. ROSENTHAL,  GALEF,  COOK,
   ORTIZ,   CYMBROWITZ,   DINOWITZ,  WEPRIN,  FAHY,  BRAUNSTEIN,  MOSLEY,
   BUCHWALD, STECK, COLTON,  ROZIC,  SEAWRIGHT,  LAVINE,  CRUZ,  FRONTUS,
   GRIFFIN,  JACOBSON,  PICHARDO,  REYES,  SAYEGH,  STERN,  D. ROSENTHAL,
   BLAKE, RAMOS, FERNANDEZ -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.  ARROYO,
   AUBRY, CRESPO, DenDEKKER, GOTTFRIED, HEVESI, PERRY, RICHARDSON, SIMON,
   THIELE,  WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes --
   reported and referred to the Committee on  Rules  --  amended  on  the
   special  order of third reading, ordered reprinted as amended, retain-
   ing its place on the special order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law and the general business law, in  relation
   to  storage  of firearms; and to repeal section 2 of chapter 19 of the
   laws of 2019 amending the civil practice law and rules and  the  penal
   law  relating to establishing extreme risk protection orders as court-
   issued orders of protection  prohibiting  a  person  from  purchasing,
   possessing  or  attempting  to purchase or possess a firearm, rifle or
   shotgun, relating thereto

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08626-07-9
              

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