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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Senate Bill S5902
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 25th Senate District
Current 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
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
(D) 10th Senate District
2023-S5902 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6652
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §400.00, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
A3561
2011-2012: A3043
2013-2014: A4390
2015-2016: A6486
2017-2018: A349
2019-2020: A95
2021-2022: S7066, A581
2023-S5902 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5902 SPONSOR: BRISPORT TITLE OF BILL: 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 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill amends subdivision 1 of § 400.00 of the penal law by adding the requirement of proof of personal liability insurance prior to the issuance or renewal of a firearm license. Section two of the bill provides the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: For the past decade firearms have caused the deaths of more New York State residents than motor vehicle accidents. Each year, more than twen- ty three hundred New York State residents are killed and at least fifty three hundred are hospitalized due to firearm-related injuries. In
2023-S5902 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5902 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 22, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BRISPORT, JACKSON, SANDERS -- 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 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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