Assembly Bill A1796

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Exempts from disclosure on the freedom of information law, the issuance of pistol permits to active and retired police officers, peace officers and correction officers

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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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2021-A1796 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §87, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A3231
2015-2016: A1967
2017-2018: A986
2019-2020: A4123
2023-2024: A4780

2021-A1796 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts from disclosure, under the freedom of information law, the issuance of pistol permits to active and retired police officers, peace officers and correction officers.

2021-A1796 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1796
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation  to  exempting  the
   disclosure,  under  the freedom of information law, of the name of any
   police officer, peace officer, correction officer, or  retired  police
   officer, peace officer or correction officer issued a license to carry
   or possess a firearm
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 87 of the public officers  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (r) to read as follows:
   (R)  IS  INFORMATION RELATED TO THE ISSUANCE, PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FOUR
 HUNDRED OF THE PENAL LAW, OF ANY LICENSE TO CARRY  OR  POSSESS  FIREARMS
 WHEN  SUCH LICENSE IS ISSUED TO A POLICE OFFICER, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVI-
 SION THIRTY-FOUR OF SECTION 1.20 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, A  PEACE
 OFFICER,  AS  DEFINED  IN  ARTICLE  TWO OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, A
 CORRECTION OFFICER EMPLOYED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND  COMMU-
 NITY  SUPERVISION  OR  A  COUNTY  OR CITY OPERATING A LOCAL CORRECTIONAL
 FACILITY, OR ANY PERSON RETIRED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE AS A POLICE OFFICER,
 PEACE  OFFICER  OR  CORRECTION  OFFICER;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT   NO
 PROVISION  OF  THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE DEEMED TO PROHIBIT THE DISCLOSURE
 OF SUCH INFORMATION TO A LAW  ENFORCEMENT  AGENCY  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF
 CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION OR PROSECUTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00264-01-1

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