Senate Bill S9760

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the safe storage of firearms and child access prevention

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Current Bill Status - Passed Senate & Assembly

  • 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-S9760 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10356
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Ren §265.50 to be §265.46, amd §400.00, Pen L; add Art 35 §847, Exec L

2023-S9760 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs that statewide resources and information relating to safe storage of firearms, child access prevention and firearm violence prevention and information on county and local specific laws and regulations related to child access prevention and the safe storage of firearms shall be provided to individuals at the time of issuance of a firearm license; directs the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services to develop and implement a public awareness campaign on the safe storage of firearms, rifles and shotguns and child access and prevention.

2023-S9760 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9760 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9760
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 29, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAYER  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law and the executive law, in relation to  the
   safe storage of firearms and child access prevention
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 18 of section  400.00  of  the
 penal law, as amended by chapter 371 of the laws of 2022, is amended and
 a new paragraph (d) is added to read as follows:
   (c)  any  other information necessary to ensure such licensee is aware
 of their responsibilities as a license holder[.]; AND
   (D) STATEWIDE RESOURCES AND INFORMATION RELATING TO  SAFE  STORAGE  OF
 FIREARMS,  CHILD  ACCESS  PREVENTION  AND FIREARM VIOLENCE PREVENTION AS
 WELL AS INFORMATION ON COUNTY AND LOCAL SPECIFIC  LAWS  AND  REGULATIONS
 RELATED TO CHILD ACCESS PREVENTION AND THE SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS.
   § 2. Section 265.50 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 133 of the
 laws of 2019, is renumbered section 265.46.
   §  3.  Article  35  of  the  executive  law is amended by adding a new
 section 847 to read as follows:
   § 847. PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS.  1.  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  SHALL  DEVELOP  AND  IMPLEMENT  A  PUBLIC  AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TO
 EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS, RIFLES AND  SHOTGUNS
 AND  CHILD  ACCESS  AND  PREVENTION. THE PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN SHALL
 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO,  EDUCATIONAL  MATERIALS,  RESOURCES  AND
 INFORMATION  RELATED  TO NEW YORK STATE CHILD ACCESS PREVENTION LAWS AND
 LAWS RELATING TO THE SAFE STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OF FIREARMS, RIFLES  AND
 SHOTGUNS INCLUDING SECTIONS 265.45, 265.46, AND 400.00 OF THE PENAL LAW,
 AVAILABLE  METHODS FOR THE SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS, RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS
 DESIGNED TO PREVENT CHILD ACCESS, FIREARM VIOLENCE PREVENTION RESOURCES,
 AND COUNTY AND LOCAL SPECIFIC LAWS  AND  REGULATIONS  RELATED  TO  CHILD
 ACCESS PREVENTION AND SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS, RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE THE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS DEVELOPED FOR
 USE  IN  THIS  PUBLIC  AWARENESS CAMPAIGN READILY SHAREABLE IN A DIGITAL
 FORMAT AND MAKE THE MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON THE PUBLIC FACING PORTION  OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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