Bill Text: NY A06537 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits law enforcement agencies from possessing certain property and weapons; requires notice when an agency requests property from a military equipment surplus program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to governmental operations [A06537 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A06537-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6537

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     March 19, 2021
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        Introduced  by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Governmental Operations

        AN ACT to amend the  executive  law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting  the
          possession of certain weapons or equipment by law enforcement agencies

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 837 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
     2  subdivision 23 to read as follows:
     3    23. (a) Prohibit a law enforcement agency from possessing the  follow-
     4  ing property:
     5    (i) drones that are armored, weaponized, or both;
     6    (ii) aircraft that are combat configured or combat coded;
     7    (iii) grenades or similar explosives and grenade launchers;
     8    (iv) silencers;
     9    (v) militarized armored vehicles;
    10    (vi) camouflage uniforms;
    11    (vii) bayonets; and
    12    (viii) chemical incapacitants.
    13    (b)  For  purposes of this subdivision, "law enforcement agency" means
    14  any agency which is empowered by law to conduct an investigation  or  to
    15  make  an  arrest for a felony, and any agency which is authorized by law
    16  to prosecute or participate in the prosecution of a felony.
    17    (c) If a law enforcement agency  requests  property  from  a  military
    18  equipment  surplus  program,  the law enforcement agency shall publish a
    19  notice of the request on its publicly accessible website within fourteen
    20  days after such request.
    21    § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10184-01-1