Assembly Bill A6652

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires proof of liability insurance prior to issuing a license to carry a firearm

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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-A6652 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5902
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §400.00, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3561
2011-2012: A3043
2013-2014: A4390
2015-2016: A6486
2017-2018: A349
2019-2020: A95
2021-2022: A581, S7066

2023-A6652 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the submission of proof of personal liability insurance prior to the issuance or renewal of a license to carry a firearm.

2023-A6652 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6652
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. CHANDLER-WATERMAN -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to requiring proof of liabil-
   ity insurance prior to the issuance of a license to carry a firearm
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Subdivision 1 of section 400.00 of the penal law, as sepa-
 rately  amended  by chapters 371 and 669 of the laws of 2022, is amended
 to read as follows:
   1. Eligibility. No license shall be issued or renewed pursuant to this
 section except by the licensing officer, and then  only  after  investi-
 gation  and  finding  that  all statements in a proper application for a
 license are true. No license shall be issued or renewed  except  for  an
 applicant  (a) twenty-one years of age or older, provided, however, that
 where such applicant has  been  honorably  discharged  from  the  United
 States  army,  navy,  marine  corps,  air  force  or coast guard, or the
 national guard of the state of New York, no such age  restriction  shall
 apply;  (b)  of  good  moral  character, which, for the purposes of this
 article, shall mean having  the  essential  character,  temperament  and
 judgement  necessary to be entrusted with a weapon and to use it only in
 a manner that does not endanger oneself or others; (c) who has not  been
 convicted  anywhere  of  a felony or a serious offense or who is not the
 subject of an outstanding warrant of  arrest  issued  upon  the  alleged
 commission  of  a  felony  or serious offense; (d) who is not a fugitive
 from justice; (e) who is not an unlawful user  of  or  addicted  to  any
 controlled  substance as defined in section 21 U.S.C. 802; (f) who being
 a noncitizen (i) is not illegally or unlawfully in the United States  or
 (ii)  has  not  been  admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant
 visa subject to the exception in 18 U.S.C. 922(y)(2); (g)  who  has  not
 been discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions; (h)
 who,  having  been a citizen of the United States, has not renounced his
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07639-01-3
              

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