Assembly Bill A4133

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Permits the possession of firearms in sensitive areas for the purposes of performing historical battle reenactments

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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-A4133 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6172
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §265.01-e, Pen L

2023-A4133 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits the possession of firearms in sensitive areas for the purposes of performing historical battle reenactments.

2023-A4133 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4133
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. JONES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to permitting the  possession
   of  firearms in sensitive areas for the purposes of performing histor-
   ical battle reenactments
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (i) and (j) of subdivision 3 of section 265.01-e
 of  the  penal  law,  as  added  by chapter 371 of the laws of 2022, are
 amended to read as follows:
   (i) persons lawfully engaged in  hunting  activity,  including  hunter
 education training; [or]
   (j)  persons  operating a program in a sensitive location out of their
 residence, as defined by this section,  which  is  licensed,  certified,
 authorized,  or  funded  by the state or a municipality, so long as such
 possession is in compliance with any rules or regulations applicable  to
 the operation of such program and use or storage of firearms; OR
   (K) PERSONS PERFORMING HISTORICAL BATTLE REENACTMENTS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05495-01-3

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