Assembly Bill A10356A

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the safe storage of firearms and child access prevention

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Current Bill Status Via S9760 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2023-A10356 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9760
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Ren §265.50 to be §265.46, amd §400.00, Pen L; add Art 35 §847, Exec L

2023-A10356 - Summary

Directs that statewide resources and information relating to safe storage of firearms, child access prevention and firearm violence prevention and information on county and local specific laws and regulations related to child access prevention and the safe storage of firearms shall be provided to individuals at the time of issuance of a firearm license; directs the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services to develop and implement a public awareness campaign on the safe storage of firearms, rifles and shotguns and child access and prevention.

2023-A10356 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10356
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 20, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Benedetto)
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law and the executive law, in relation to  the
   safe storage of firearms and child access prevention
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 18 of section  400.00  of  the
 penal law, as amended by chapter 371 of the laws of 2022, is amended and
 a new paragraph (d) is added to read as follows:
   (c)  any  other information necessary to ensure such licensee is aware
 of their responsibilities as a license holder[.]; AND
   (D) STATEWIDE RESOURCES  AND  INFORMATION  RELATING  TO  CHILD  ACCESS
 PREVENTION  AND  FIREARM  VIOLENCE  PREVENTION AS WELL AS INFORMATION ON
 COUNTY AND LOCAL SPECIFIC LAWS AND REGULATIONS RELATED TO  CHILD  ACCESS
 PREVENTION AND THE SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS.
   § 2. Section 265.50 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 133 of the
 laws of 2019, is renumbered section 265.46.
   §  3.  Article  35  of  the  executive  law is amended by adding a new
 section 847 to read as follows:
   § 847. PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS. THE  COMMISSIONER
 SHALL  CONDUCT  A PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE
 SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS AND CHILD ACCESS PREVENTION. THE PUBLIC  AWARE-
 NESS  CAMPAIGN SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, EDUCATIONAL MATERI-
 ALS, RESOURCES AND INFORMATION RELATED TO NEW YORK  STATE  CHILD  ACCESS
 PREVENTION  LAWS  AND  LAWS  RELATING  TO  THE SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS,
 INCLUDING SECTIONS 265.45 AND 265.46 OF THE PENAL LAW, ANSWERS TO GENER-
 AL CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS THAT  INDIVIDUALS  HAVE  ON  SAFE  STORAGE  OF
 FIREARMS  AND  CHILD ACCESS PREVENTION, FIREARM VIOLENCE PREVENTION, AND
 COUNTY AND LOCAL SPECIFIC LAWS AND REGULATIONS RELATED TO  CHILD  ACCESS
 PREVENTION AND SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15722-01-4

2023-A10356A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9760
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Ren §265.50 to be §265.46, amd §400.00, Pen L; add Art 35 §847, Exec L

2023-A10356A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs that statewide resources and information relating to safe storage of firearms, child access prevention and firearm violence prevention and information on county and local specific laws and regulations related to child access prevention and the safe storage of firearms shall be provided to individuals at the time of issuance of a firearm license; directs the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services to develop and implement a public awareness campaign on the safe storage of firearms, rifles and shotguns and child access and prevention.

2023-A10356A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10356--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 20, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Benedetto)
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes  --  reported  and
   referred  to  the Committee on Ways and Means -- committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the penal law and the executive law, in relation to the
   safe storage of firearms and child access prevention
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (c) of subdivision 18 of section 400.00 of the
 penal law, as amended by chapter 371 of the laws of 2022, is amended and
 a new paragraph (d) is added to read as follows:
   (c) any other information necessary to ensure such licensee  is  aware
 of their responsibilities as a license holder[.]; AND
   (D)  STATEWIDE  RESOURCES  AND INFORMATION RELATING TO SAFE STORAGE OF
 FIREARMS, CHILD ACCESS PREVENTION AND  FIREARM  VIOLENCE  PREVENTION  AS
 WELL  AS  INFORMATION  ON COUNTY AND LOCAL SPECIFIC LAWS AND REGULATIONS
 RELATED TO CHILD ACCESS PREVENTION AND THE SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS.
   § 2. Section 265.50 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 133 of the
 laws of 2019, is renumbered section 265.46.
   § 3. Article 35 of the executive  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 847 to read as follows:
   §  847.  PUBLIC  AWARENESS OF SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS. 1. THE COMMIS-
 SIONER SHALL DEVELOP  AND  IMPLEMENT  A  PUBLIC  AWARENESS  CAMPAIGN  TO
 EDUCATE  THE PUBLIC ON THE SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS, RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS
 AND CHILD ACCESS AND PREVENTION. THE  PUBLIC  AWARENESS  CAMPAIGN  SHALL
 INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED TO, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, RESOURCES AND
 INFORMATION RELATED TO NEW YORK STATE CHILD ACCESS PREVENTION  LAWS  AND
 LAWS  RELATING TO THE SAFE STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OF FIREARMS, RIFLES AND
 SHOTGUNS INCLUDING SECTIONS 265.45, 265.46, AND 400.00 OF THE PENAL LAW,
 AVAILABLE METHODS FOR THE SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS, RIFLES AND  SHOTGUNS
 DESIGNED TO PREVENT CHILD ACCESS, FIREARM VIOLENCE PREVENTION RESOURCES,
 AND  COUNTY  AND  LOCAL  SPECIFIC  LAWS AND REGULATIONS RELATED TO CHILD
 ACCESS PREVENTION AND SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS, RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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