Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 22, 2022 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to consumer protection |
Jan 06, 2021 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S733
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- 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
2021-S733 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S733 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S733 SPONSOR: BIAGGI TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the advertisement of firearms as combat weapons PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To prohibit the advertisement of firearms as combat weapons. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the General Business Law by adding a new section 396 to prohibit the advertisement of firearms to the general public for the purpose of suggesting offensive assault and/or the illegal killing of human beings. Section 2 sets forth the effective date.
2021-S733 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 733 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BIAGGI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the advertisement of firearms as combat weapons THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 396-eee to read as follows: § 396-EEE. PROHIBITS THE ADVERTISEMENT OF FIREARMS AS COMBAT WEAPONS. 1. NO PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION ENGAGED IN THE RETAIL BUSINESS OF SELLING RIFLES, SHOTGUNS OR FIREARMS, AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION 265.00 OF THE PENAL LAW, SHALL ADVERTISE SUCH RIFLES, SHOTGUNS OR FIREARMS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY MEANS OF ADVERTISEMENTS IN PUBLIC NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, BY RADIO OR TELEVISION, OR BY ELECTRONIC MEDIA DISPLAY ADVERTISEMENTS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF OFFENSIVE ASSAULT OR HOMICIDE OR OTHER RELATED OFFENSES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THE PENAL LAW. 2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE ADVERTISEMENT OF SUCH RIFLES, SHOTGUNS OR FIREARMS FOR THE PURPOSES OF RECREATION, HUNTING, SELF-DE- FENSE OR OTHER LEGAL USES OF SUCH FIREARMS SHALL BE EXEMPT. 3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "OFFENSIVE ASSAULT" MEANS INTENTIONALLY INITIATING AND INFLICTING PHYSICAL HARM ONTO OTHERS. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02975-01-1
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