Senate Bill S1251

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires the division of criminal justice services to publish quarterly reports providing information related to firearms, rifles and shotguns used in the commission of crimes in the state of New York

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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-S1251 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7243
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §837-w, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8308
2019-2020: S4442

2021-S1251 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the division of criminal justice services to publish quarterly reports beginning October 1, 2021, providing information related to firearms, rifles and shotguns used in the commission of crimes in the state of New York.

2021-S1251 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1251 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1251
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by   Sens.   GIANARIS,  ADDABBO,  BAILEY,  BROOKS,  COMRIE,
   GOUNARDES, MAYER, SEPULVEDA,  SERRANO,  STAVISKY  --  read  twice  and
   ordered  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
   Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the division
   of criminal justice services and  the  division  of  state  police  to
   publish  quarterly  reports providing information related to firearms,
   rifles and shotguns used in the commission of crimes in the  state  of
   New York
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  837-w
 to read as follows:
   §  837-W.  REPORTING  ON  FIREARMS,  RIFLES  AND  SHOTGUNS USED IN THE
 COMMISSION OF A CRIME.  1. THE DIVISION, IN CONJUNCTION WITH  THE  DIVI-
 SION  OF  STATE POLICE, SHALL PUBLISH QUARTERLY REPORTS ON THEIR RESPEC-
 TIVE WEBSITES BEGINNING OCTOBER FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-ONE,  WITH
 INFORMATION RELATED TO FIREARMS, RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS USED IN THE COMMIS-
 SION  OF  CRIMES IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 THE COUNTY AND STATE OF ORIGIN OF THE FIREARM,  RIFLE  OR  SHOTGUN,  THE
 COUNTY  AND  STATE  WHERE  THE  FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN WAS PURCHASED,
 WHETHER THE FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN WAS PURCHASED BY  THE  PERPETRATOR
 OF THE CRIME OR BY ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL, AND WHETHER THE PERPETRATOR HAD A
 LICENSE OR PERMIT TO POSSESS SUCH FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN.
   2.  EACH  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION,  MUNICIPALITY,  COMMISSION,  AGENCY,
 OFFICE, DEPARTMENT, BOARD AND DIVISION IN THE STATE, TO THE  EXTENT  NOT
 INCONSISTENT  WITH  OTHER  PROVISIONS OF LAW, SHALL COOPERATE FULLY WITH
 THE DIVISION AND SHALL FURNISH THE DIVISION WITH INFORMATION AND ASSIST-
 ANCE AS MAY BE REQUIRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS  FUNCTION  UNDER  THIS
 SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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