Senate Bill S7780

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires public hearings prior to the passage of any legislation relating to gun control

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations 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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2019-S7780 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7362
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add §32-b, Leg L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S2299

2019-S7780 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires five public hearings to be conducted by the senate and assembly codes committees prior to the passage of any legislation relating to gun control.

2019-S7780 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7780 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7780
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 19, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. JORDAN, ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Investigations  and
   Government Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the legislative law, in relation to requiring public
   hearings prior to the passage  of  any  legislation  relating  to  gun
   control

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 32-b
 to read as follows:
   § 32-B. GUN CONTROL LEGISLATION; PUBLIC HEARINGS.  AFTER  INTRODUCTION
 AND A MINIMUM OF THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO VOTING ON ANY BILL RELATING TO GUN
 CONTROL  THE  SENATE  CODES  COMMITTEE  AND THE ASSEMBLY CODES COMMITTEE
 JOINTLY OR SEPARATELY SHALL CONDUCT A MINIMUM OF FIVE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON
 SUCH BILLS. SUCH HEARINGS SHALL BE CONDUCTED REGIONALLY TO PROVIDE INDI-
 VIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE WITH  AN  OPPORTUNITY  TO
 COMMENT  ON  SUCH  BILLS. THE COMMITTEES SHALL MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO HEAR
 ALL THOSE WHO WISH TO PRESENT STATEMENTS AT SUCH  PUBLIC  HEARINGS.  THE
 CHAIRS  OF THE COMMITTEES JOINTLY OR SEPARATELY SHALL PUBLISH A SCHEDULE
 OF HEARINGS. THE TESTIMONY FROM SUCH HEARINGS SHALL BE COMPILED  INTO  A
 REPORT  AND  POSTED  ON  THE ASSEMBLY'S WEBSITE AND SENATE'S WEBSITE FOR
 PUBLIC REVIEW. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE TERM "GUN CONTROL LEGIS-
 LATION" SHALL MEAN ANY LEGISLATION WHICH AMENDS, RESTRICTS,  OR  IN  ANY
 OTHER  MANNER  CHANGES  AN INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHT TO OWN, POSSESS, CARRY, OR
 FIRE ANY PISTOL, HANDGUN, RIFLE, SHOTGUN, OR OTHER FIREARM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10948-02-9

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