NY State Senate Bill 2023-S863

Senate Bill S863

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to security and protection of New York national guard and air national guard recruiting centers

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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Delivered to Governor
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Jan 03, 2024	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
Jan 06, 2023	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

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2023-S863 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:: Military Law
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S2921
2019-2020: S680
2021-2022: S3610

2023-S863 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to security and protection of New York national guard and air national guard recruiting centers; provides that personnel be permitted to carry a firearm.

2023-S863 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S863

SPONSOR: ORTT
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act in relation to directing the division of military and naval
affairs to establish policies on the security and protection of New York
national guard and air national guard recruiting centers

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation would require the Division of Military and Naval
Affairs to provide sidearms or to allow all New York National Guard and
New York Air National Guard personnel to carry their own personal
sidearm while onsite of a recruiting center.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. requires the division of Military and Naval Affairs to to
provide sidearms or to allow all New York National Guard and New York
Air National Guard personnel to carry their own personal sidearm while
onsite of a recruiting center.

Section 2 is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In November 2016 the Department of Defense published a document allowing
individuals to carry their personal weapons. This was done in response
to numerous active shooter incidents located on military bases. As a
result in New York members of our Nation's Military may carry their
weapons, however members of our National Guard and Air National Guard
working at recruiting centers cannot. This is a discrepancy that needs
to be corrected and this legislation seeks to make New York policy
commensurate with Federal policy.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2021-2022: S. 3610 Referred to Veterans

2019-2020: S.680 Referred to Veterans, Homeland Security and Military
Affairs

2017-2018: S.2921 passed Senate

2016: Contained within S. 6021C which passed the Senate.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S863 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    863
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
   ty and Military Affairs
 
 AN ACT in relation to directing  the  division  of  military  and  naval
   affairs  to  establish  policies on the security and protection of New
   York national guard and air national guard recruiting centers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. 1. The division of military and naval affairs shall estab-
 lish policies to ensure the security and protection of New York national
 guard and air national guard recruiting centers from terrorist attacks.
   2. The division  shall  only  establish  and  maintain  New  York  air
 national guard or New York national guard recruiting centers and reserve
 officer training centers at locations where individuals are permitted to
 carry  their own registered personal firearm while onsite of such train-
 ing or recruiting center.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03655-01-3

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Robert G. Ortt