Senate Bill S6785

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Allows certain judges, justices, and criminal prosecutors to carry a concealed firearm in court, where no magnetometer or security personnel is present

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes 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-S6785 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1079
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §265.01-e, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S7712, A8084

2025-S6785 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows certain judges, justices, and criminal prosecutors who are duly licensed to possess a concealed firearm, to carry such concealed firearm in court, where no magnetometer or security personnel is present.

2025-S6785 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6785 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6785
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 24, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to allowing  certain  judges,
   justices,  and  criminal  prosecutors  to carry a concealed firearm in
   court, where no magnetometer or security personnel is present

   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)  A  JUDGE, JUSTICE, OR CRIMINAL PROSECUTOR WHO IS DULY LICENSED TO
 CARRY CONCEALED FIREARMS IN THEIR POSSESSION, ACTING  IN  THE  SCOPE  OF
 THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES, AT A COURT FACILITY, WHERE SUCH COURT FACILITY IS
 NOT  SECURED  BY  ONE  OR MORE MAGNETOMETERS, AND NO DULY DESIGNATED AND
 ASSIGNED SECURITY PERSONNEL IS PRESENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02752-01-5

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