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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Senate Bill S8782
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
- 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-S8782 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9943
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Rpld §265.01 subs 3 & 4, amd §§265.02, 265.03 & 265.20, Pen L
2021-S8782 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8782 SPONSOR: KAPLAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the possession of a rifle, shotgun, or other long gun by a person convicted of a felony or serious offense; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto PURPOSE: To strengthen New York State gun laws pertaining to the possession of a rifle, shotgun or other long gun by a person convicted of a felony or serious offense; repealer. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Subdivisions 3 and 4 of section 265.01 of the penal law are repealed. Section 2. Subdivision 10 of Section 265.02 of the penal law, Criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, is amended and a new subdivision 11 is added to include such person who possesses a rifle, shotgun, antique firearm, black powder rifle, black powder shot-
2021-S8782 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8782 I N S E N A T E April 14, 2022 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the possession of a rifle, shotgun, or other long gun by a person convicted of a felony or seri- ous offense; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 3 and 4 of section 265.01 of the penal law are REPEALED. § 2. Subdivision 10 of section 265.02 of the penal law, as added by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, is amended and a new subdivision 11 is added to read as follows: (10) Such person possesses an unloaded firearm and also commits any violent felony offense as defined in subdivision one of section 70.02 of this chapter as part of the same criminal transaction[.]; OR (11) SUCH PERSON POSSESSES A RIFLE, SHOTGUN, ANTIQUE FIREARM, BLACK POWDER RIFLE, BLACK POWDER SHOTGUN, OR ANY MUZZLE-LOADING FIREARM, AND HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY OR SERIOUS OFFENSE. § 3. Subdivision 3 of section 265.03 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 745 of the laws of 2006, is amended and a new subdivision 4 is added to read as follows: (3) such person possesses any loaded firearm. Such possession shall not, except as provided in subdivision one or seven of section 265.02 of this article, constitute a violation of this subdivision if such possession takes place in such person's home or place of business[.]; OR (4) SUCH PERSON POSSESSES A LOADED RIFLE, SHOTGUN, ANTIQUE FIREARM, BLACK POWDER RIFLE, BLACK POWDER SHOTGUN, OR ANY MUZZLE-LOADING FIREARM, AND HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY OR SERIOUS OFFENSE. § 4. Paragraph 5 of subdivision a of section 265.20 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 235 of laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows: 5. Possession of a rifle or shotgun by a person other than a person who has been convicted of a class A-I felony or a violent felony EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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