Senate Bill S66

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Authorizes the carrying of firearms by military personnel at recruiting centers

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs 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-S66 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Add §53, Mil L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S7576
2019-2020: S1231
2021-2022: S1708
2023-2024: S36

2025-S66 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the carrying of service-issued firearms by military personnel at recruiting centers while on duty.

2025-S66 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    66
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  GALLIVAN,  BORRELLO,  MATTERA, MURRAY, OBERACKER,
   RHOADS -- read twice and ordered  printed,  and  when  printed  to  be
   committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military
   Affairs
 
 AN  ACT to amend the military law, in relation to authorizing the carry-
   ing of firearms by military personnel at recruiting centers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The military law is amended by adding a new section 53 to
 read as follows:
   § 53. CARRYING OF FIREARMS AT RECRUITING CENTERS. NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
 OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, THE ADJUTANT
 GENERAL  SHALL  AUTHORIZE  MEMBERS OF ANY FORCE OF THE ORGANIZED MILITIA
 ASSIGNED TO DUTY AT RECRUITING CENTERS LOCATED IN  THE  STATE  TO  CARRY
 SERVICE-ISSUE FIREARMS WHILE ON DUTY AT A 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.
                                                            LBD00368-01-5

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