Assembly Bill A5599

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Permits certain judges, justices and support magistrates to carry a firearm, rifle, or shotgun in a sensitive location

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2025-A5599 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3536
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §265.01-e, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A7968, S7633

2025-A5599 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits certain judges, justices and support magistrates to carry a firearm, rifle, or shotgun in a sensitive location.

2025-A5599 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5599
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 18, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEMPOLINSKI -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to permitting certain judges,
   justices and support magistrates to carry a firearm, rifle, or shotgun
   in a sensitive location
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (n) and (o) of subdivision 3 of section 265.01-e
 of the penal law, paragraph (n) as amended and paragraph (o) as added by
 section 1 of part F of chapter 55 of the laws of 2023, are amended and a
 new paragraph (p) is added to read as follows:
   (n)  persons while participating in military ceremonies, funerals, and
 honor guards; [or]
   (o) persons while lawfully engaging in learning, practicing,  training
 for,  competing  in,  or  travelling  into or within the state to learn,
 practice, train for, or compete in, the sport of biathlon, in accordance
 with all applicable local, state, and federal  laws,  rules,  and  regu-
 lations[.]; OR
   (P)  PERSONS  WHO  ARE  JUDGES, JUSTICES OR SUPPORT MAGISTRATES OF ANY
 TOWN OR VILLAGE JUSTICE COURT OR OF  ANY  COURT  OF  THE  UNIFIED  COURT
 SYSTEM  AND WHO ARE DULY LICENSED TO POSSESS A PISTOL OR REVOLVER PURSU-
 ANT TO SECTION 400.00 OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08014-01-5

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