Senate Bill S5628

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a private cause of action for certain violations regarding machine-guns, assault weapons, disguised guns, ghost guns, and unfinished frames or receivers

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-S5628 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5884
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 39-DDDDD §§898-j - 898-s, amd §898-n, Gen Bus L; add §8111, CPLR
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9227

2023-S5628 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a private cause of action for certain violations regarding machine-guns, assault weapons, disguised guns, ghost guns, and unfinished frames or receivers.

2023-S5628 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5628 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5628
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law and the civil practice law  and
   rules,  in  relation  to  establishing  a  private cause of action for
   certain violations regarding machine-guns, assault weapons,  disguised
   guns, ghost guns, and unfinished frames or receivers
 
   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 article
 39-DDDDD to read as follows:
                             ARTICLE 39-DDDDD
 MACHINE-GUNS, ASSAULT WEAPONS, DISGUISED GUNS, GHOST GUNS AND UNFINISHED
                            FRAMES OR RECEIVERS
 SECTION 898-J. DEFINITIONS.
         898-K. PROHIBITIONS.
         898-L. EXCEPTIONS.
         898-M. ENFORCEMENT.
         898-N. PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION.
         898-O. DEFENSES.
         898-P. CONSTRUCTION.
         898-Q. VENUE.
         898-R. SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY.
         898-S. SEVERABILITY.
   § 898-J. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS  ARTICLE,  THE  FOLLOWING  TERMS
 SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1.  "ASSAULT WEAPON" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED IN SECTION
 265.00 OF THE PENAL LAW.
   2. "DISGUISED GUN" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED  IN  SECTION
 265.00 OF THE PENAL LAW.
   3.  "GHOST  GUN"  SHALL  HAVE  THE  SAME MEANING AS DEFINED IN SECTION
 265.00 OF THE PENAL LAW.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09488-01-3
              

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