Bill Text: NY S04442 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Requires the division of criminal justice services to publish quarterly reports beginning October 1, 2020, providing information related to firearms, rifles and shotguns used in the commission of crimes in the state of New York.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-12-28 - COMMITTED TO RULES [S04442 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S04442-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         4442--B

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                     March 11, 2019
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        Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, ADDABBO, BAILEY, BROOKS, CARLUCCI, COMRIE,
          MAYER, SEPULVEDA, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee on Finance -- committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee --  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on  Finance  in
          accordance  with  Senate  Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
          amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
          tee

        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the division
          of  criminal  justice  services  and  the  division of state police to
          publish quarterly reports providing information related  to  firearms,
          rifles  and  shotguns used in the commission of crimes in the state of
          New York

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

     1    Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 837-u
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 837-u. Reporting on  firearms,  rifles  and  shotguns  used  in  the
     4  commission  of  a crime.  1. The division, in conjunction with the divi-
     5  sion of state police, shall publish quarterly reports on  their  respec-
     6  tive  websites beginning October first, two thousand twenty, with infor-
     7  mation related to firearms, rifles and shotguns used in  the  commission
     8  of  crimes  in  the state of New York, including but not limited to, the
     9  county and state of origin of the firearm, rifle or shotgun, the  county
    10  and state where the firearm, rifle or shotgun was purchased, whether the
    11  firearm,  rifle or shotgun was purchased by the perpetrator of the crime
    12  or by another individual, and whether the perpetrator had a  license  or
    13  permit to possess such firearm, rifle or shotgun.
    14    2.  Each  political  subdivision,  municipality,  commission,  agency,
    15  office, department, board and division in the state, to the  extent  not
    16  inconsistent  with  other  provisions of law, shall cooperate fully with

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10565-03-0
        S. 4442--B                          2

     1  the division and shall furnish the division with information and assist-
     2  ance as may be required in the performance of its  function  under  this
     3  section.
     4    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.