Senate Bill S9904

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Defines the term mass shooting for purposes of emergency response measures and access to emergency funding

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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-S9904 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10720
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§835 & 631-a, Exec L

2023-S9904 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Defines the term "mass shooting" for purposes of emergency response measures and access to emergency funding as a shooting incident in which at least four people are murdered or injured with a firearm, rifle, or shotgun.

2023-S9904 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9904 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9904
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             September 9, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in  relation  to  defining  the  term
   "mass shooting" for purposes of emergency response measures and access
   to emergency funding
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 11 of section 835  of  the  executive  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  69  of  the  laws  of  2024, is amended to read as
 follows:
   11. "Mass shooting" means an incident in which at  least  four  people
 are murdered OR INJURED with a firearm, rifle, or shotgun.
   §  2.  Subparagraph  (vi) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section
 631-a of the executive law, as added by chapter 69 of the laws of  2024,
 is amended to read as follows:
   (vi)  services to victims of a mass shooting as defined in subdivision
 eleven of section eight hundred thirty-five of this  chapter  [or  of  a
 shooting incident in which four or more people are injured].
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16131-02-4

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Nicholas_Buziak
1 month ago

A change in definition would allow for a falsely perceived uptick in mass shootings by the inclusion of more incidents in this category. This will then be used to justify future cun control measures to strip away our rights, and allow easier access to taxpayer funds under the guise of “emergency” to fund such campaigns.

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